linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v1 2/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode loader debugging functionality

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Message-ID: <20250820155604.GKaKXwFLU3C8iltWjI@fat_crate.local>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:56:04 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...nel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	"Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>,
	Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v1 2/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode loader debugging
 functionality

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 06:35:51PM +0300, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> nit: s/in a guest// since nothing in the debug code is really dependent on
> whether it's run as a guest or not.

It is - see get_patch_level() and microcode_loader_disabled().

> dito, AFAICS it's perfectly fine to have the debug output if not run in a
> guest, no ?

Maybe.

But let's enable that when the actual need for it materializes.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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