From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, eranian@google.com,
peterz@infradead.org, Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally v2
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:36:47 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120614133647.GH11413@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120614091001.GA22155@liondog.tnic>
> You still haven't told me what's the use of this printk statement to the
> user. Should she update her microcode, buy a new box or go up in flames?
It gives any kernel developer a hint that something is fishy with the
configuration. For once it will disable the bug workarounds.
-Andi
--
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-14 13:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-06-13 20:20 Updated microcode tracking and PEBS workaround patchkit Andi Kleen
2012-06-13 20:20 ` [PATCH 1/4] x86: Do microcode updates at CPU_STARTING, not CPU_ONLINE Andi Kleen
2012-06-14 11:00 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-06-14 13:54 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2012-06-13 20:20 ` [PATCH 2/4] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally v2 Andi Kleen
2012-06-13 21:34 ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-06-13 21:39 ` Andi Kleen
2012-06-14 8:56 ` Ingo Molnar
2012-06-13 21:35 ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-06-13 21:51 ` Andi Kleen
2012-06-14 9:10 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-06-14 13:36 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2012-06-14 12:20 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-06-14 12:37 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-06-13 20:20 ` [PATCH 3/4] perf, x86: check ucode before disabling PEBS on SandyBridge v3 Andi Kleen
2012-06-13 21:30 ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-06-13 21:34 ` Andi Kleen
2012-06-13 21:36 ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-06-13 22:34 ` Andi Kleen
2012-06-13 20:20 ` [PATCH 4/4] x86: Detect model/family mismatches for common microcode revision Andi Kleen
2012-06-14 18:02 ` Borislav Petkov
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