linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally v2

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:37:59 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eranian@...gle.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally v2

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 01:20:40PM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> +void update_min_microcode(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
> +{
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for_each_online_cpu (i)
> +		if (cpu_data(i).microcode < c->microcode)
> +			return;
> +	if (boot_cpu_data.microcode != c->microcode) {
> +		boot_cpu_data.microcode = c->microcode;
> +		pr_info("Minimum microcode revision updated to %x\n", c->microcode);

This needs to be stating explicitly that the ucode version is in hex -
0x%x - as everywhere else in the kernel where we output ucode version.

Ditto for the remaining printks which will end up in the final version
of your patchset.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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