From: tip-bot for Borislav Petkov <tipbot@zytor.com>
To: linux-tip-commits@vger.kernel.org
Cc: bp@suse.de, brgerst@gmail.com, dvlasenk@redhat.com,
torvalds@linux-foundation.org, bp@alien8.de, luto@amacapital.net,
hpa@zytor.com, peterz@infradead.org, mingo@kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de
Subject: [tip:x86/microcode] Documentation/microcode: Document some aspects for more clarity
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 02:55:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-9f3cc2a0772d7744d1d7195d39ac4794af622fe6@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1465225850-7352-10-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de>
Commit-ID: 9f3cc2a0772d7744d1d7195d39ac4794af622fe6
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/9f3cc2a0772d7744d1d7195d39ac4794af622fe6
Author: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
AuthorDate: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 17:10:50 +0200
Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
CommitDate: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 11:04:20 +0200
Documentation/microcode: Document some aspects for more clarity
Document that builtin microcode is 64-bit only. Also, improve/add
comments to places.
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1465225850-7352-10-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt | 5 ++++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 16 +++++++++-------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt b/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt
index c956d99..07749e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ Builtin microcode
=================
We can also load builtin microcode supplied through the regular firmware
-builtin method CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL. Here's an example:
+builtin method CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL. Only 64-bit is currently
+supported.
+
+Here's an example:
CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="intel-ucode/06-3a-09 amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin"
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index 359e203..8962d6a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -40,9 +40,13 @@
#include <asm/msr.h>
/*
- * Temporary microcode blobs pointers storage. We note here the pointers to
- * microcode blobs we've got from whatever storage (detached initrd, builtin).
- * Later on, we put those into final storage mc_saved_data.mc_saved.
+ * Temporary microcode blobs pointers storage. We note here during early load
+ * the pointers to microcode blobs we've got from whatever storage (detached
+ * initrd, builtin). Later on, we put those into final storage
+ * mc_saved_data.mc_saved.
+ *
+ * Important: those are offsets from the beginning of initrd or absolute
+ * addresses within the kernel image when built-in.
*/
static unsigned long mc_tmp_ptrs[MAX_UCODE_COUNT];
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ static struct ucode_blobs {
bool valid;
} blobs;
+/* Go through saved patches and find the one suitable for the current CPU. */
static enum ucode_state
find_microcode_patch(struct microcode_intel **saved,
unsigned int num_saved, struct ucode_cpu_info *uci)
@@ -466,6 +471,7 @@ static void show_saved_mc(void)
static void save_mc_for_early(u8 *mc)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+ /* Synchronization during CPU hotplug. */
static DEFINE_MUTEX(x86_cpu_microcode_mutex);
struct microcode_intel *mc_saved_tmp[MAX_UCODE_COUNT];
@@ -474,10 +480,6 @@ static void save_mc_for_early(u8 *mc)
struct microcode_intel **mc_saved;
int ret, i;
- /*
- * Hold hotplug lock so mc_saved_data is not accessed by a CPU in
- * hotplug.
- */
mutex_lock(&x86_cpu_microcode_mutex);
mc_saved_count_init = mc_saved_data.num_saved;
prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-06-08 9:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-06-06 15:10 [PATCH 0/9] x86/microcode: Fixes for builtin vs initrd loading; cleanups Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 1/9] x86/microcode: Fix loading precedence Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:51 ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 2/9] x86/microcode: Fix suspend to RAM with builtin microcode Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:52 ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 3/9] lib/cpio: Make find_cpio_data()'s offset arg optional Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:52 ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 4/9] x86/microcode: Get rid of find_cpio_data()'s dummy offset arg Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:53 ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 5/9] x86/microcode: Propagate save_microcode_in_initrd() retval Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:53 ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 6/9] x86/microcode/intel: Rename load_microcode_early() to find_microcode_patch() Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:54 ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 7/9] x86/microcode/intel: Unexport save_mc_for_early() Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:54 ` [tip:x86/microcode] " tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 8/9] x86/microcode/AMD: Make amd_ucode_patch static Borislav Petkov
2016-06-08 9:55 ` [tip:x86/microcode] x86/microcode/AMD: Make amd_ucode_patch[] static tip-bot for Borislav Petkov
2016-06-06 15:10 ` [PATCH 9/9] Documentation/microcode: Document some aspects for more clarity Borislav Petkov
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