linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Clear AMD's microcode cache on load failure

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Message-ID: <Z-XEPVvEDhC5vzR4@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:33:49 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bp@...en8.de, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, x86@...nel.org,
	hpa@...or.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Clear AMD's microcode cache on load failure


* Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com> wrote:

> Drop microcode cache when load operation fails to update microcode.
> 
> Also make __apply_microcode_amd() return correct error.
> 
> Boris Ostrovsky (2):
>   x86/microcode/AMD: Fix __apply_microcode_amd()'s return value
>   x86/microcode/AMD: Clean the cache if update did not load microcode
> 
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c | 9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Should these be Cc: stable perhaps?

Thanks,

	Ingo