linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Do not select FW

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Date:   Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:12:09 +0000
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Do not select FW_LOADER

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 10:16:09AM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> Also, I'm working on removing that homegrown get_builtin_firmware() and
> use the one in the fw loader:
> 
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200408094526.GC24663@zn.tnic

I would like to still encourage this, even with this patch in place,
as I think it makes this a proper call, and reflects better how the
firmware loader is used exactly.

FWIW, firmware loader will be changed soon to not be modular, and just
built-in or disabled.

  Luis