linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/13] x86/microcode: Decrease CPUID use

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Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2017 21:34:41 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/13] x86/microcode: Decrease CPUID use

On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Borislav Petkov wrote:

> From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> 
> Get CPUID(1).EAX value once per CPU and propagate value into the callers
> instead of conveniently calling it every time.
> 

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>