linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, microcode, AMD: Add support for family 16h processors

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Message-ID: <50A56335.5020100@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:48:37 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@....com>
CC:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de, herrmann.der.user@...glemail.com, bp@...en8.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, microcode, AMD: Add support for family 16h processors

On 11/15/2012 01:26 PM, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
>>
>> Because it looks like without this patch, some valid microcode updates
>> would be rejected by the kernel...
>
> Right, patch loading will fail.
>
> I wasn't sure whether stable would be appropriate since this is support
> for new HW. OTOH since this would result in loss of functionality one
> could consider this a bug.
>

I already promoted it and will push it into -tip as soon as it passes my 
smoke tests.

	-hpa


-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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