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SubjectRe: [tip:x86/microcode] x86/microcode_intel_early.c: Early update ucode on Intel's CPU
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On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I suspect we don't need init_level4_pgt at all and should just plan to
>>> get rid of it. Is there any reason we can't just build the proper
>>> kernel page table set in pagetable_init() and switch to it there?
>>
>> then how to pass the info to AP?
>
> also we should merge early_level4_pgt with init_level4_pgt.
>
> and #PE handler could just extend to use BRK ...
>
> but need to make sure BRK get mapped at first, and BRK could cross the
> 1G, 512G boundary ...
>
> that could make things less impact to all.

your current switchover setup in arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S could
handle above 512g and cross boundary?


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