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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:23:59 +0200 From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org> To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> Cc: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>, "Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>, X86-ML <x86@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, microcode: Make reload interface per system On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 04:10:18PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > I'm wondering about the new format... it seems to potentially make it > harder to do the proper retaining of compatible CPU microcodes. .. and if you don't split the blob, you have all the ucode patches in one package. So are there any advantages in splitting the single blob? -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Advanced Micro Devices GmbH Einsteinring 24, 85609 Dornach GM: Alberto Bozzo Reg: Dornach, Landkreis Muenchen HRB Nr. 43632 WEEE Registernr: 129 19551 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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