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

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Message-ID: <20250328134544.GAZ-aoCA03g9SygDnW@fat_crate.local>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:45:44 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	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

On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 02:36:14PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> It would be a pretty common usecase to attempt to load the earlier 
> version if the loading of a new one doesn't succeed, right?

This is only for late loading and no one should do that anyway.

And load failure almost never happens - unless you're a cloud guy doing
special hackery.

So no need to expedite this as a fix - the majority does not care.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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