[PATCH 5/7] x86/microcode/intel: Look into the patch cache first

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Feb 28 2018 - 05:30:29 EST


From: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>

The cache might contain a newer patch - look in there first.

A follow-on change will make sure newest patches are loaded into the
cache of microcode patches.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 11 +++++------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index e2864bc2d575..2aded9db1d42 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -791,9 +791,9 @@ static int collect_cpu_info(int cpu_num, struct cpu_signature *csig)

static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
{
- struct microcode_intel *mc;
- struct ucode_cpu_info *uci;
+ struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
+ struct microcode_intel *mc;
static int prev_rev;
u32 rev;

@@ -801,11 +801,10 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
if (WARN_ON(raw_smp_processor_id() != cpu))
return UCODE_ERROR;

- uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
- mc = uci->mc;
+ /* Look for a newer patch in our cache: */
+ mc = find_patch(uci);
if (!mc) {
- /* Look for a newer patch in our cache: */
- mc = find_patch(uci);
+ mc = uci->mc;
if (!mc)
return UCODE_NFOUND;
}
--
2.13.0