Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode: Don't duplicate code to update ucode cpu info and cpu info

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 04:23:00PM +0000, Sironi, Filippo wrote:
> 
> > On 31. Jul 2018, at 17:41, Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 05:29:30PM +0200, Filippo Sironi wrote:
> >> ... on late microcode loading when handling a CPU that's already been
> >> updated and a CPU that's yet to be updated.
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Filippo Sironi <sironi@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c   | 15 +++++++++------
> >> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 10 ++++++----
> >> 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > 
> > <formletter>
> > 
> > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> > stable kernel tree.  Please read:
> >    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> > for how to do this properly.
> > 
> > </formletter>
> 
> Greg,
> 
> If you're concerned that this isn't a fix, keep in mind that this is going
> to be a prerequisite for https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/969070/ ,
> which is a bug and was sent to stable.

{sigh}  No, go read the file please...

greg k-h