linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/14] x86/microcode/intel: Meta-data support in microcode file

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Message-ID: <Y2OndqGYc+52zQ6c@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2022 12:35:18 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Jithu Joseph <jithu.joseph@...el.com>
Cc:     hdegoede@...hat.com, markgross@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, x86@...nel.org,
        hpa@...or.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, ashok.raj@...el.com,
        tony.luck@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        ravi.v.shankar@...el.com, thiago.macieira@...el.com,
        athenas.jimenez.gonzalez@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/14] x86/microcode/intel: Meta-data support in
 microcode file

On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 01:34:07PM -0700, Jithu Joseph wrote:
> From: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>
> 
> Intel has made extensions to the microcode file format so that it
> can also be used for In Field Scan.

And this basically confirms what I just said in my previous mail: you
want to do IFS-specific changes already.

So please copy all code into your driver and reuse as you like so that
there are no cross-breakages.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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