linux-kernel - Re: Geode LX boot fails after x86 microcode revision change

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Message-ID: <4EB9A6BC.7050600@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:01:32 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
CC:	Daniel Drake <dsd@...top.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Geode LX boot fails after x86 microcode revision change

On 11/08/2011 12:31 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> it might be that the Geode doesn't have the patch level MSR.., can you
> send /proc/cpuinfo from a working kernel please, say 3.1?
> 
> Although, I have rdmsr_safe in the patch there so it actually shouldn't
> be an issue, theoretically.
> 

rdmsr_safe() requires exception table support, may not be available yet.

	-hpa

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