linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/14] IFS multi test image support and misc changes

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Date:   Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:37:11 +0100
From:   Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Jithu Joseph <jithu.joseph@...el.com>
Cc:     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, sohil.mehta@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/14] IFS multi test image support and misc changes

Hi Boris,

On 11/10/22 10:59, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 02:53:09PM -0800, Jithu Joseph wrote:
>> Changes in v2
>>  - Rebased ontop of v6.1-rc4
>>  Boris
>>    - Moved exported functions (microcode_sanity_check(),
>>       find_matching_signature ) from microcode/intel.c to cpu/intel.c 
>>       (patch4,6)
>>    - Removed microcode metadata specific code changes to
>>       microcode_sanity_check() (patch6)
>>    - Moved find_meta_data() from common to IFS driver (Patch 8)
> 
> What's the upstreaming plan here - I'm assuming I should take the
> microcode patches through the tip tree?
> 
> Or should I take the whole thing through tip so that there's no
> confusion and having to sync and share branches between trees?

I have just reviewed all the platform/x86/intel/ifs changes
and they all look good to me.

I think it is the best and easiest if you just take the whole
branch.

I don't have any changes pending under drivers/platform/x86/intel/ifs
so there should not be any conflicts.

Regards,

Hans