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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] x86/microcode: Update late microcode in parallel
    On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 08:53:05AM -0400, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
    > What is the advantage of having those other threads go through
    > find_patch() and (in Intel case) intel_get_microcode_revision() (which
    > involves two MSR accesses) vs. having the master sibling update slaves'
    > microcode revisions? There are only two things that need to be updated,
    > uci->cpu_sig.rev and c->microcode.

    Less code churn and simplicity.

    I accept non-ugly patches, of course. :-)

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    Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

    Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.

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