linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode/AMD: Attempt applying on every logical thread

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Message-ID: <Yvz53AAh+p5Db7CK@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:23:24 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>
Cc:     Ashok Raj <ashok_raj@...ux.intel.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Cooper <amc96@...f.net>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ștefan Talpalaru <stefantalpalaru@...oo.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode/AMD: Attempt applying on every logical
 thread

On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 12:12:05PM +0000, Ashok Raj wrote:
> Instead of doing a complete hack,

What complete hack?!

> could we maybe revive what we attempted
> in 2019? At a minimum it will work for both architectures.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1567056803-6640-1-git-send-email-ashok.raj@intel.com/

echo 2 >... - now that's a hack.

If you wanna use the kernel for testing your hw, use a local patch. Not
expose it to people and then have me debug all kind of strange lockups.

Geez.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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