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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 03/67] x86/cpu: Move get_builtin_firmware() common code (from microcode only)
    On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 10:25:48AM -0800, isaku.yamahata@intel.com wrote:
    > From: Zhang Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>
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    > Move get_builtin_firmware() to common.c so that it can be used to get
    > non-ucode firmware, e.g. Intel's SEAM modules, even if MICROCODE=n.

    What for?

    This is used for microcode built in the kernel - a non-common use case.
    Why is your thing built into the kernel and not a normal module object?

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