Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Feb 2023 11:13:58 -0800 | Subject | Re: [Patch v3 Part2 3/9] x86/microcode/intel: Fix collect_cpu_info() to reflect current microcode | From | Dave Hansen <> |
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On 1/30/23 13:39, Ashok Raj wrote: > Currently collect_cpu_info() is only returning what was cached earlier > instead of reading the current revision from the proper MSR. > > Collect the current revision and report that value instead of reflecting > what was cached in the past. > > [TBD: > Need to change microcode/amd.c. I didn't quite follow the logic since > it reports the revision from the patch file, instead of reporting the > real PATCH_LEVEL MSR. > > Untested on AMD. > ]
This thread is meandering a bit. I think it's because this changelog doesn't have a problem statement. It's hard to agree on a patch being a solution to anything if we haven't first agreed on the problem.
What is the problem?
What does this "fix"?
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