linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 3/6] x86/microcode: Display revisions only when update is successful

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Date:   Tue,  3 Jan 2023 10:02:09 -0800
From:   Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     X86-kernel <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/6] x86/microcode: Display revisions only when update is successful

Right now, microcode loading failures and successes print the same
message "Reloading completed". This is misleading to users.

Display the updated revision number only if an update was successful.

Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/874judpqqd.ffs@tglx/
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: x86 <x86@...nel.org>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>
Cc: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 14d9031ed68a..e67f8923f119 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -455,11 +455,12 @@ static int microcode_reload_late(void)
 	microcode_store_cpu_caps(&info);
 
 	ret = stop_machine_cpuslocked(__reload_late, NULL, cpu_online_mask);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		microcode_check(&info);
 
-	pr_info("Reload completed, microcode revision: 0x%x -> 0x%x\n",
-		old, boot_cpu_data.microcode);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		pr_info("Reload completed, microcode revision: 0x%x -> 0x%x\n",
+			old, boot_cpu_data.microcode);
+		microcode_check(&info);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.34.1