Messages in this thread | | | From | "Van De Ven, Arjan" <> | Subject | RE: [v2 01/13] x86/microcode/intel: Prevent printing updated microcode rev multiple times | Date | Fri, 4 Nov 2022 13:53:22 +0000 |
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> This basically means that the loader is not going to support mixed > steppings microcode. > > Yes, no? > > If yes, can I remove the patch cache too and use a single buffer for the > current patch? > > That would simplify things even more.
multistepping is really not well supported, and for cases where it ends up happening, often a "full set" microcode file is made (where the kernel doesn't need to know)
so I think by all means, if life is simpler, stop doing complicated things for mixed stepping
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