linux-kernel - Re: x86, microcode_amd: cleanup, mark request_microcode

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Date:	Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:32:55 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com>
Cc:	Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: x86, microcode_amd: cleanup, mark request_microcode_user() as
	unsupported


* Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com> wrote:

> Subject: x86, microcode_amd: cleanup, mark request_microcode_user() as unsupported
> 
> (1) mark mc_size in generic_load_microcode() as unitialized_var to 
> avoid gcc's (false) warning;
> 
> (2) mark request_microcode_user() as unsupported. The required changes 
> can be added later. Note, we don't break any user-space interfaces 
> here, as there were no kernels with support for AMD-specific ucode 
> update yet. The ucode has to be updated via 'firmware'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com>
> CC: Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@....com>

applied to tip/x86/microcode, thanks Dmitry!

	Ingo
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