linux-kernel - [PATCH 08/12] x86/microcode: Collect CPU info on resume

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Message-Id: <20161025095522.11964-9-bp@alien8.de>
Date:   Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:55:18 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 08/12] x86/microcode: Collect CPU info on resume

From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

We need to reread the CPU's microcode revision after resume because
applied microcode gets "forgotten" depending on the sleep state.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index a18ff7547fa9..f737039d59b2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ static enum ucode_state microcode_update_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
 
+	/* Refresh CPU microcode revision after resume. */
+	collect_cpu_info(cpu);
+
 	if (uci->valid)
 		return microcode_resume_cpu(cpu);
 
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