linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] x86/microcode: Remove microcode

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Message-ID: <0e99e131-fe4a-a672-9bfb-ad00f7dbe66a@intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 4 Aug 2023 09:23:57 -0700
From:   Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>
To:     Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86/microcode: Remove microcode_mutex.

>  struct cpu_info_ctx {
> @@ -488,10 +485,7 @@ static ssize_t reload_store(struct device *dev,
>  	if (tmp_ret != UCODE_NEW)
>  		goto put;
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&microcode_mutex);
>  	ret = microcode_reload_late();
> -	mutex_unlock(&microcode_mutex);
> -

Maybe leave the new line in there before the put:? Makes it slightly
easier to read the code.

>  put:
>  	cpus_read_unlock();
>  

Anyway,
Reviewed-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>