Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86, intel: Use cpu_update for Atom errata check

[Jean Delvare]

On Wed,  6 Jul 2011 16:57:02 -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Now that the cpu update level is available the Atom PSE errata
> check can use it directly without reading the MSR again.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c |   15 ++++-----------
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
> index ebedd27..6f75c45 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
> @@ -55,17 +55,10 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
>  	 * need the microcode to have already been loaded... so if it is
>  	 * not, recommend a BIOS update and disable large pages.
>  	 */
> -	if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == 0x1c && c->x86_mask <= 2) {
> -		u32 ucode, junk;
> -
> -		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0, 0);
> -		sync_core();
> -		rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, junk, ucode);
> -
> -		if (ucode < 0x20e) {
> -			printk(KERN_WARNING "Atom PSE erratum detected, BIOS microcode update recommended\n");
> -			clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PSE);
> -		}
> +	if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == 0x1c && c->x86_mask <= 2 &&
> +	    c->microcode < 0x20e) {
> +		printk(KERN_WARNING "Atom PSE erratum detected, BIOS microcode update recommended\n");
> +		clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PSE);
>  	}
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64

Looks good.

Acked-by: Jean Delvare <khali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Jean Delvare
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