linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] x86/microcode: Support for Intel Staging Feature

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Message-ID: <20250228225236.GHZ8I-NBTC6L6Qc-iM@fat_crate.local>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:52:36 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Colin Mitchell <colinmitchell@...gle.com>
Cc: chang.seok.bae@...el.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] x86/microcode: Support for Intel Staging Feature

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 02:27:15PM -0800, Colin Mitchell wrote:
> As a potential user, I'd advocate for an option to disable legacy
> loading if staging is supported.

What happens if staging is failing indefinitely, for whatever reason?

You can't load any microcode anymore if you've disabled the legacy method
too.

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    Boris.

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