Re: [PATCH stable] x86/microcode: do not cache microcode if it will not be used

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 09:59:23PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 07:54:59PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 7:35 PM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 11:22:02AM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > > > [ Upstream commit a7939f01672034a58ad3fdbce69bb6c665ce0024 ]
> > >
> > > This really isn't this commit id, sorry.
> > 
> > True, that's the point of the mainline kernel where the logic most
> > closely resembles the patch. stable-kernel-rules.rst does not quite
> > say what to do in this case.
> 
> Ok, then just say, "this is not upstream" and the rest of your changelog
> is good.  I'll edit it up tomorrow and apply it, thanks.

Ok, now queued up for 6.6.y, but what about older kernel versions?  Is
this relevant for them as well?  I will note that it does seem to apply
to them properly and build, is it not relevant?

thanks,

greg k-h