linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] x86/microcode/intel: Replace sync_core() with cpuid

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Date:   Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:34:54 -0800
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Matthew Whitehead <tedheadster@...il.com>,
        Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] x86/microcode/intel: Replace sync_core() with cpuid_eax(1)

The Intel microcode driver is using sync_core() to mean "do CPUID
with EAX=1".  I want to rework sync_core(), but first the Intel
microcode driver needs to stop depending on its current behavior.

Reported-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index cdc0deab00c9..2542d036a30e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static int collect_cpu_info_early(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci)
 	native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0);
 
 	/* As documented in the SDM: Do a CPUID 1 here */
-	sync_core();
+	cpuid_eax(1);
 
 	/* get the current revision from MSR 0x8B */
 	native_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, val[0], val[1]);
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int apply_microcode_early(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci, bool early)
 	native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0);
 
 	/* As documented in the SDM: Do a CPUID 1 here */
-	sync_core();
+	cpuid_eax(1);
 
 	/* get the current revision from MSR 0x8B */
 	native_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, val[0], val[1]);
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static int apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
 	wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0);
 
 	/* As documented in the SDM: Do a CPUID 1 here */
-	sync_core();
+	cpuid_eax(1);
 
 	/* get the current revision from MSR 0x8B */
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, val[0], val[1]);
-- 
2.9.3