Re: [PATCH] x86/microcode/intel: replace sync_core() with native_cpuid_reg(eax)
From: Greg KH
Date: Mon Apr 20 2020 - 05:57:53 EST
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 03:00:37PM +0300, Evalds Iodzevics wrote:
> sync_core() always jums past cpuid instruction on 32 bit machines
> because data structure boot_cpu_data are not populated so early in boot.
>
> It depends on commit 5dedade6dfa243c130b85d1e4daba6f027805033 for
> native_cpuid_reg(eax) definitions
>
> This patch is for 4.4 but also should apply to 4.9
>
> Signed-off-by: Evalds Iodzevics <evalds.iodzevics@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_intel.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
<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>