linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] x86/microcode/intel: Refresh the revisions that determine old

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Message-ID: <22502d77-81eb-4374-b8b8-d8a954daf859@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2025 16:35:54 +0200
From: Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@...il.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
 "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
 Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
 Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>,
 Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
 Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, X86-ML <x86@...nel.org>,
 KERNEL-ML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] x86/microcode/intel: Refresh the revisions that
 determine old_microcode to 20250812 (Aug 2025)

On 10/5/25 5:58 AM, Dave Hansen wrote:

> Xose, do you have any specific, practical reasons this should be
> applied? Honestly, I don't hold the "HIGH" Intel SA rating in super high
> regard.

> In short, why do you care?

It does not seem relevant that the kernel displays obsolete information.
It's that simple.