linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 6/6] x86/microcode/intel: Print when early microcode loading fails

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Message-ID: <Y8ROaoJtUtj5bPcx@zn.tnic>
Date:   Sun, 15 Jan 2023 20:05:14 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, X86-kernel <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, alison.schofield@...el.com,
        reinette.chatre@...el.com, Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 6/6] x86/microcode/intel: Print when early microcode
 loading fails

On Mon, Jan 09, 2023 at 07:35:55AM -0800, Ashok Raj wrote:
> Currently when early microcode loading fails there is no way for the
> user to know that the update failed.

Of course there is - there's no early update message in dmesg.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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