linux-kernel - Re: [v2 01/13] x86/microcode/intel: Prevent printing updated microcode rev multiple times

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Date:   Mon, 7 Nov 2022 19:47:37 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        X86-kernel <x86@...nel.org>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan.van.de.ven@...el.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Jacon Jun Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [v2 01/13] x86/microcode/intel: Prevent printing updated
 microcode rev multiple times

On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 04:12:59PM +0000, Ashok Raj wrote:
> Only missing is the ucode date, not a big deal missing it.

Yes, it isn't. One can find it out another way:

$ iucode-tool -l /lib/firmware/intel-ucode/06-9c-00
microcode bundle 1: /lib/firmware/intel-ucode/06-9c-00
selected microcodes:
  001/001: sig 0x000906c0, pf_mask 0x01, 2022-02-19, rev 0x24000023, size 20480
  					 ^^^^^^^^^^
-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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