linux-kernel - Re: [regression] microcode files missing in initramfs imgages from dracut (was Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up remaining references to CONFIG_MICROCODE

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Message-ID: <27dc9607-fed3-4eb2-8c09-d8caf669cc1e@leemhuis.info>
Date:   Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:07:47 +0100
From:   "Linux regression tracking #update (Thorsten Leemhuis)" 
        <regressions@...mhuis.info>
To:     lukas.bulwahn@...il.com
Cc:     bp@...en8.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, hpa@...or.com,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, x86@...nel.org,
        Linux kernel regressions list <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [regression] microcode files missing in initramfs imgages from
 dracut (was Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up remaining references to
 CONFIG_MICROCODE_AMD)

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On 12.11.23 16:03, Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis) wrote:
> 
>> Commit e6bcfdd75d53 ("x86/microcode: Hide the config knob") removes config
>> MICROCODE_AMD, but left some references that have no effect on any kernel
>> build around.
>>
>> Clean up those remaining config references. No functional change.
>> [...]
> 
> That patch became 4d2b748305e96f ("x86/microcode: Remove remaining
> references to CONFIG_MICROCODE_AMD"). Not totally sure, but from briefly
> looking into things it seems likely that it causes a regression with
> dracut that was just reported here:
> 
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218136

Linus doesn't consider this to be something that needs to be fixed (see
the "from a user perspective things should still continue to work."
later in this thread), so remove this from the tracking:

#regzbot resolve: Linus considers this nothing that needs fixing
#regzbot ignore-activity

Ciao, Thorsten (wearing his 'the Linux kernel's regression tracker' hat)
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