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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 3/3] x86/microcode: Taint and warn on late loading
    On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 08:59:40AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
    > On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 06:03:04PM -0700, Luck, Tony wrote:
    > > On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 08:53:24PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
    > > > + add_taint(TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
    > >
    > > Seems harsh. Updating microcode to the latest is arguably the
    > > way to make sure that your CPU stays "IN_SPEC" (since the microcode
    > > may have a fix for a functional issue).
    >
    > Then use early loading. There's too many fails associated with late
    > loading.

    Yes, short of

    TAINT_YOU_DID_SOMETHING_DANGEROUS

    we simply don't have a better taint flag.

    --
    Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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