linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/4] x86: AMD microcode patch loading v2 fixes

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Message-ID: <20080731212441.GF2729@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:24:41 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@...il.com>
Cc:	Max Krasnyansky <maxk@...lcomm.com>,
	Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@....com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Tigran Aivazian <tigran@...azian.fsnet.co.uk>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/4] x86: AMD microcode patch loading v2 fixes


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

> I've even suggested to consider doing microcode update somewhere 
> earlier in start_secondary() (say, right before cpu_idle()). So it'd 
> be done as ealry as possible + we don't mess up with cpu-hotplug 
> events.

i have no problems with that approach in principle. Microcode updates 
are special and black magic things anyway.

	Ingo
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