Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Jun 2023 14:28:28 +0200 | From | Borislav Petkov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/microcode: Add a "microcode=" command line option |
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On Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 06:55:39PM -0700, Ashok Raj wrote: > When end user changes the behavior, isn't it against the design > specification? And if so, should that result in kernel being tainted > after a reload?
That's a chicken bit and should not be used usually. I'm adding it just in case.
> Is this reload on all threads required by all models, or only certain > models? I was wondering if the forced reload could be limited to only > affected CPUs instead of doing it on all unconditionally.
Unconditionally.
> Shouldn't the "control" be under LATE_LOADING? Since this only controls > late-loading behavior?
No, that's a bitfield and is going to be used for other flags, if needed and which are not necessarily late-loading related.
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