linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally

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Message-ID: <4FD7ABFE.6090801@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:52:14 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	x86@...nel.org, eranian@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally

On 06/12/2012 01:49 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> What do we need that for? Mixed-ucode versions?
> 

Different CPUs in a multisocket system may have different compatible
ucode versions.  Of course, I am not even sure if it makes any sense at
all to compare microcode versions without qualifying them with F:M:S.

	-hpa

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