From: Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@googlemail.com>
To: Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86, ucode-amd: Load ucode-patches once and not separately fo each CPU
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:05:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20091112150543.GH18592@alberich.amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b647ffbd0911100402k4f8648b8ref712f4c60fb8a7b@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 01:02:39PM +0100, Dmitry Adamushko wrote:
> 2009/11/10 Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@googlemail.com>:
> > This also implies that corresponding log messages, e.g.
> >
> > platform microcode: firmware: requesting amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
> >
> > show up only once on module load and not when ucode is updated for
> > each CPU.
>
> I like it.
>
> One remark : should we perhaps provide a means of reloading the cached
> firmware?
I'll think about this.
> Or is the standard procedure to reload microcode.ko in case
> a new firmware file has been installed?
module reload will do so far.
(And I should ensure that microcode_amd is only provided if ucode
loader is compiled as module.)
Regards,
Andreas
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-11-12 15:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-10 11:06 [PATCH 0/3] x86, ucode-amd: trim verbosity Andreas Herrmann
2009-11-10 11:07 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86, ucode-amd: Load ucode-patches once and not separately fo each CPU Andreas Herrmann
2009-11-10 12:02 ` Dmitry Adamushko
2009-11-11 7:51 ` Clemens Ladisch
2009-11-11 11:27 ` Andreas Herrmann
2009-11-12 15:05 ` Andreas Herrmann [this message]
2009-11-10 13:21 ` [tip:x86/microcode] x86: ucode-amd: Load ucode-patches once and not separately of " tip-bot for Andreas Herrmann
2009-11-10 11:08 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86, ucode-amd: Don't warn when no ucode is available for a CPU revision Andreas Herrmann
2009-11-10 13:22 ` [tip:x86/microcode] x86: " tip-bot for Andreas Herrmann
2009-11-10 11:09 ` [PATCH 3/3] x86, ucode-amd: printk(KERN_* to pr_* conversion Andreas Herrmann
2009-11-10 13:22 ` [tip:x86/microcode] x86: ucode-amd: Convert printk(KERN_*...) to pr_*(...) tip-bot for Andreas Herrmann
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