linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Fix crashes on early 486 CPUs due to usage of 'cpuid'.

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Message-ID: <20250408103137.GAZ_T7CfnHx7cgU7CA@fat_crate.local>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 12:31:37 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>
Cc: Kevin Koster <lkml@...ertech.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Oerg866 <oerg866@...glemail.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Fix crashes on early 486 CPUs due to
 usage of 'cpuid'.

On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 11:16:26AM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
>  C'mon, these are good room heaters with nice extra side effects. ;)

Maybe we should intentionally prevent booting Linux on such machines and make
this our community's contribution in the fight against global warming!

:-P

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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