Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:49:25 +0530 | From | "Srivatsa S. Bhat" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 0/7] x86: BSP or CPU0 online/offline |
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On 12/06/2011 07:45 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 07:34:37PM +0530, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote: >>> Not blindly, the microcode is still verified. >>> >> I saw your other mail about the validity of this whole scenario, and I >> kind of agree to your point. >> >> My thoughts below might not be so relevant/significant considering that, >> but anyways, just to understand what you said above: >> I didn't quite find where the microcode is verified if the kernel happens >> to have the microcode image already. > > Sorry, I might not've been clear enough: it is still verified by the > _hardware_, regardless of whether the ucode loader checks it or not. > Remember, hw guys don't trust sw guys and the reverse holds true too. > > :-) >
Oh.. Ok :-) And thank you for the explanation!
Regards, Srivatsa S. Bhat
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