Re: [PATCH v2] scripts/x86/intel: Add a script to update the minimum ucode revisions

[Borislav Petkov]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 05:44:22PM -0700, Sohil Mehta wrote:
> The kernel maintains a table of minimum expected microcode revisions for
> Intel CPUs in intel-ucode-defs.h. Systems with microcode older than
> these revisions are flagged with X86_BUG_OLD_MICROCODE. For more
> details, refer to Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/old_microcode.rst.
> 
> Add a simple script to keep the header file up-to-date based on released
> microcode updates.

I can see the "what" - you don't have to explain it. What I don't see in this
commit message is the "why". Why should this be in the kernel?

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