From: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@kernel.org>, X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode= cmdline parsing
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:14:51 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2952979d-3275-4a33-aadb-c946e1ce0100@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250812102345.GAaJsWMTNvC2ULKtep@fat_crate.local>
On 8/12/2025 3:23 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>> @@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@
>>
>> - dis_ucode_ldr [X86] Disable the microcode loader.
>> + dis_ucode_ldr [X86] Same as microcode=disable_loader.
>>
>>
>> @@ -3770,6 +3770,9 @@
>>
>> + disable_loader
>> + Disable the microcode loader.
>
> Because adding a new alias of a cmdline parameter doesn't belong in the same
> patch.
>
But, this patch introduces code to support microcode=dis_ucode_ldr which
would then become ABI.
> And if anything, that thing should be
>
> microcode=off
>
Sure, a separate patch directly adding support for microcode=off works
as well.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-12 19:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-09 9:42 [PATCH 0/2] x86/microcode: Add debugging glue Borislav Petkov
2025-08-09 9:42 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode= cmdline parsing Borislav Petkov
2025-08-12 2:26 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-12 10:23 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-12 19:14 ` Sohil Mehta [this message]
2025-08-12 21:28 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-14 23:08 ` Chang S. Bae
2025-08-15 9:20 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-15 19:50 ` Chang S. Bae
2025-08-18 16:30 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-09 9:42 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode loader debugging functionality Borislav Petkov
2025-08-12 3:04 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-12 10:26 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-12 18:57 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-12 19:09 ` Borislav Petkov
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