From: "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: x86@kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com,
bp@alien8.de, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, chao.gao@intel.com,
abusse@amazon.de, tony.luck@intel.com, chang.seok.bae@intel.com
Subject: [PATCH v6 3/7] x86/microcode/intel: Establish staging control logic
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:48:37 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250921224841.3545-4-chang.seok.bae@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250921224841.3545-1-chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
When microcode staging is initiated, operations are carried out through
an MMIO interface. Each package has a unique interface specified by the
IA32_MCU_STAGING_MBOX_ADDR MSR, which maps to a set of 32-bit registers.
Prepare staging with the following steps:
1. Ensure the microcode image is 32-bit aligned to match the MMIO
register size.
2. Identify each MMIO interface based on its per-package scope.
3. Invoke the staging function for each identified interface, which
will be implemented separately.
Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
Tested-by: Anselm Busse <abusse@amazon.de>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/871pznq229.ffs@tglx
---
V5 -> V6:
* Remove stale text in changelog (Boris)
* Place MSR definition in the right spot in msr-index.h (Boris)
* Dump error code instead of vague message (Boris)
* Collect Tony's review tag
V4 -> V5:
* Rebase on the primary thread cpumask fix (Dave)
* Clean up the revision print code (Dave)
* rdmsrl_on_cpu() -> rdmsrq_on_cpu (Chao)
V2 -> V3:
* Remove a global variable and adjust stage_microcode() (Dave).
* Simplify for_each_cpu() loop control code
* Handle rdmsrl_on_cpu() return code explicitly (Chao)
V1 -> V2:
* Adjust to reference the staging_state struct.
* Add lockdep_assert_cpus_held() (Boris)
---
arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 718a55d82fe4..0736e44f7c69 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -1222,6 +1222,8 @@
#define MSR_IA32_VMX_VMFUNC 0x00000491
#define MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS3 0x00000492
+#define MSR_IA32_MCU_STAGING_MBOX_ADDR 0x000007a5
+
/* Resctrl MSRs: */
/* - Intel: */
#define MSR_IA32_L3_QOS_CFG 0xc81
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index 371ca6eac00e..daae74858347 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -299,6 +299,53 @@ static __init struct microcode_intel *scan_microcode(void *data, size_t size,
return size ? NULL : patch;
}
+/*
+ * Handle the staging process using the mailbox MMIO interface.
+ * Return 0 on success or an error code on failure.
+ */
+static int do_stage(u64 mmio_pa)
+{
+ pr_debug_once("Staging implementation is pending.\n");
+ return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
+}
+
+static void stage_microcode(void)
+{
+ unsigned int pkg_id = UINT_MAX;
+ int cpu, err;
+ u64 mmio_pa;
+
+ if (!IS_ALIGNED(get_totalsize(&ucode_patch_late->hdr), sizeof(u32)))
+ return;
+
+ lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
+
+ /*
+ * The MMIO address is unique per package, and all the SMT
+ * primary threads are online here. Find each MMIO space by
+ * their package ids to avoid duplicate staging.
+ */
+ for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_primary_thread_mask) {
+ if (topology_logical_package_id(cpu) == pkg_id)
+ continue;
+
+ pkg_id = topology_logical_package_id(cpu);
+
+ err = rdmsrq_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_IA32_MCU_STAGING_MBOX_ADDR, &mmio_pa);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(err))
+ return;
+
+ err = do_stage(mmio_pa);
+ if (err) {
+ pr_err("Error: staging failed (code = %d) for CPU%d at package %u.\n",
+ err, cpu, pkg_id);
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+
+ pr_info("Staging of patch revision 0x%x succeeded.\n", ucode_patch_late->hdr.rev);
+}
+
static enum ucode_state __apply_microcode(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci,
struct microcode_intel *mc,
u32 *cur_rev)
@@ -627,6 +674,7 @@ static struct microcode_ops microcode_intel_ops = {
.collect_cpu_info = collect_cpu_info,
.apply_microcode = apply_microcode_late,
.finalize_late_load = finalize_late_load,
+ .stage_microcode = stage_microcode,
.use_nmi = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64),
};
--
2.48.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-21 22:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-21 22:48 [PATCH v6 0/7] x86: Support for Intel Microcode Staging Feature Chang S. Bae
2025-09-21 22:48 ` [PATCH v6 1/7] x86/cpu/topology: Make primary thread mask available with SMP=n Chang S. Bae
2025-10-15 16:52 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Chang S. Bae
2025-09-21 22:48 ` [PATCH v6 2/7] x86/microcode: Introduce staging step to reduce late-loading time Chang S. Bae
2025-10-15 16:52 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Chang S. Bae
2025-09-21 22:48 ` Chang S. Bae [this message]
2025-10-13 13:42 ` [PATCH v6 3/7] x86/microcode/intel: Establish staging control logic Borislav Petkov
2025-10-13 21:16 ` Chang S. Bae
2025-10-15 16:52 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Chang S. Bae
2025-09-21 22:48 ` [PATCH v6 4/7] x86/microcode/intel: Define staging state struct Chang S. Bae
2025-10-15 16:52 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Chang S. Bae
2025-09-21 22:48 ` [PATCH v6 5/7] x86/microcode/intel: Implement staging handler Chang S. Bae
2025-10-15 16:52 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Chang S. Bae
2025-09-21 22:48 ` [PATCH v6 6/7] x86/microcode/intel: Support mailbox transfer Chang S. Bae
2025-10-15 16:52 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Chang S. Bae
2025-09-21 22:48 ` [PATCH v6 7/7] x86/microcode/intel: Enable staging when available Chang S. Bae
2025-10-15 16:52 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Chang S. Bae
2025-09-22 13:09 ` [PATCH v6 0/7] x86: Support for Intel Microcode Staging Feature Borislav Petkov
2025-09-22 19:53 ` Chang S. Bae
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