linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/10 -tip] x86: Add cpufeature for Microcode update

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Date:	Wed, 13 May 2009 12:48:34 +0530
From:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>
To:	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/10 -tip] x86: Add cpufeature for Microcode update

On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 07:46 +0200, Andreas Herrmann wrote:
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 09:13:16PM +0530, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> > 
> > Setting microcode update feature to friendly access of UCODE MSRs like:
> > 1. IA32_PLATFORM_ID (Intel)
> > 2. IA32_UCODE_WRITE (Intel)
> > 3. IA32_UCODE_REV (Intel)
> > 4. MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL (AMD)
> > 5. MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LOADER (AMD)
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinderrajput@...il.com>
> 
> NAK! There is absolutely no point in moving the CPU
> family/model/revision checks from the microcode drivers into generic
> setup code.

Thanks, trashed.

--
JSR

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