linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/microcode: Remove useless code after early microcode support added

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Date:   Mon,  1 Apr 2019 16:46:52 +0800
From:   Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Srinivas Eeda <srinivas.eeda@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Remove useless code after early microcode support added

After early microcode update was added, microcode couldn't be configured
as a module, microcode update happens at early bootup and cpu hotplug
stage. This made the microcode update code in module loading stage
useless.

This patch remove the useless code.

Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Srinivas Eeda <srinivas.eeda@...cle.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c | 15 ++-------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 5260185..7f05bcb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -710,10 +710,6 @@ static enum ucode_state microcode_init_cpu(int cpu, bool refresh_fw)
 	if (collect_cpu_info(cpu))
 		return UCODE_ERROR;
 
-	/* --dimm. Trigger a delayed update? */
-	if (system_state != SYSTEM_RUNNING)
-		return UCODE_NFOUND;
-
 	ustate = microcode_ops->request_microcode_fw(cpu, &microcode_pdev->dev, refresh_fw);
 	if (ustate == UCODE_NEW) {
 		pr_debug("CPU%d updated upon init\n", cpu);
@@ -738,21 +734,14 @@ static enum ucode_state microcode_update_cpu(int cpu)
 
 static int mc_device_add(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
-	int err, cpu = dev->id;
+	int cpu = dev->id;
 
 	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 		return 0;
 
 	pr_debug("CPU%d added\n", cpu);
 
-	err = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &mc_attr_group);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	if (microcode_init_cpu(cpu, true) == UCODE_ERROR)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return err;
+	return sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &mc_attr_group);
 }
 
 static void mc_device_remove(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
-- 
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