linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Don't duplicate code to update ucode cpu info and cpu info

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Message-ID: <5C646084-CE58-41A5-AC57-E42D996C4212@amazon.de>
Date:   Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:23:00 +0000
From:   "Sironi, Filippo" <sironi@...zon.de>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "prarit@...hat.com" <prarit@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Don't duplicate code to update ucode cpu
 info and cpu info


> On 31. Jul 2018, at 17:41, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 05:29:30PM +0200, Filippo Sironi wrote:
>> ... on late microcode loading when handling a CPU that's already been
>> updated and a CPU that's yet to be updated.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Filippo Sironi <sironi@...zon.de>
>> ---
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c   | 15 +++++++++------
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 10 ++++++----
>> 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read:
>    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>

Greg,

If you're concerned that this isn't a fix, keep in mind that this is going
to be a prerequisite for https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/969070/ ,
which is a bug and was sent to stable.

Filippo


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