Re: [PATCH] x86, CPU, AMD: Add workaround for family 16h, erratum793

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 01/17/2014 09:02 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> No, you don't. :-)
> 
> You would much prefer to have the workaround done in the BIOS and only
> if there's a coverage hole, only then to do it in the kernel.
> 

Hence the question: did an unfixed BIOS ever make it into a shipping
production system?  Because if it did, we do have a coverage hole.

	-hpa

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