From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75880C43142 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:50:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31070208A2 for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:50:41 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 31070208A2 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=linuxfoundation.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1732151AbeGaTcE (ORCPT ); Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:32:04 -0400 Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:47952 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728750AbeGaTcE (ORCPT ); Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:32:04 -0400 Received: from localhost (D57E6652.static.ziggozakelijk.nl [213.126.102.82]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 61F8ECC0; Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:50:38 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:50:35 +0200 From: Greg KH To: "Sironi, Filippo" Cc: Borislav Petkov , "prarit@redhat.com" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-edac@vger.kernel.org" , "stable@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Don't duplicate code to update ucode cpu info and cpu info Message-ID: <20180731175035.GB16667@kroah.com> References: <1533050970-14385-1-git-send-email-sironi@amazon.de> <20180731154140.GA15243@kroah.com> <5C646084-CE58-41A5-AC57-E42D996C4212@amazon.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5C646084-CE58-41A5-AC57-E42D996C4212@amazon.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 04:23:00PM +0000, Sironi, Filippo wrote: > > > On 31. Jul 2018, at 17:41, Greg KH wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 05:29:30PM +0200, Filippo Sironi wrote: > >> ... on late microcode loading when handling a CPU that's already been > >> updated and a CPU that's yet to be updated. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Filippo Sironi > >> --- > >> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c | 15 +++++++++------ > >> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 10 ++++++---- > >> 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the > > stable kernel tree. Please read: > > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html > > for how to do this properly. > > > > > > Greg, > > If you're concerned that this isn't a fix, keep in mind that this is going > to be a prerequisite for https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/969070/ , > which is a bug and was sent to stable. {sigh} No, go read the file please... greg k-h