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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Do not select FW_LOADER
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 12:34:18PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>
> Out Kconfig symbols space is a mess and I'd prefer not to add another
> one if there's no good reason for it.

Adding two thousand lines of code to the kernel when you only need
a few lines is ridiculous. Worse those two thousand lines increase
the attack surface to the kernel because they're exposed to user-
space.

Adding a hidden Kconfig symbol for the sake of reducing the kernel
attack surface would seem worthwhile. In fact this isn't even an
issue right now because you are still using the custom function.

Cheers,
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