lwn.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c, branch docs-4.19

x86/microcode/intel: Fix memleak in save_microcode_patch()

2018-06-22T12:42:59+00:00

Free useless ucode_patch entry when it's replaced. [ bp: Drop the memfree_patch() two-liner. ] Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Srinivas REDDY Eeda Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/888102f0-fd22-459d-b090-a1bd8a00cb2b@default

x86/microcode/intel: Save microcode patch unconditionally

2018-04-24T07:48:22+00:00

save_mc_for_early() was a no-op on !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU but the generic_load_microcode() path saves the microcode patches it has found into the cache of patches which is used for late loading too. Regardless of whether CPU hotplug is used or not. Make the saving unconditional so that late loading can find the proper patch. Reported-by: Vitezslav Samel Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Tested-by: Vitezslav Samel Tested-by: Ashok Raj Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180418081140.GA2439@pc11.op.pod.cz Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180421081930.15741-1-bp@alien8.de

x86/microcode: Attempt late loading only when new microcode is present

2018-03-16T19:55:51+00:00

Return UCODE_NEW from the scanning functions to denote that new microcode was found and only then attempt the expensive synchronization dance. Reported-by: Emanuel Czirai Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Tested-by: Emanuel Czirai Tested-by: Ashok Raj Tested-by: Tom Lendacky Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180314183615.17629-1-bp@alien8.de

x86/microcode/intel: Look into the patch cache first

2018-03-08T09:19:26+00:00

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 Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Tested-by: Tom Lendacky Tested-by: Ashok Raj Cc: Arjan Van De Ven Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180228102846.13447-6-bp@alien8.de

x86/microcode/intel: Writeback and invalidate caches before updating microcode

2018-03-08T09:19:25+00:00

Updating microcode is less error prone when caches have been flushed and depending on what exactly the microcode is updating. For example, some of the issues around certain Broadwell parts can be addressed by doing a full cache flush. [ Borislav: Massage it and use native_wbinvd() in both cases. ] Signed-off-by: Ashok Raj Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Tested-by: Tom Lendacky Tested-by: Ashok Raj Cc: Arjan Van De Ven Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1519352533-15992-3-git-send-email-ashok.raj@intel.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180228102846.13447-4-bp@alien8.de

x86/microcode/intel: Check microcode revision before updating sibling threads

2018-03-08T09:19:25+00:00

After updating microcode on one of the threads of a core, the other thread sibling automatically gets the update since the microcode resources on a hyperthreaded core are shared between the two threads. Check the microcode revision on the CPU before performing a microcode update and thus save us the WRMSR 0x79 because it is a particularly expensive operation. [ Borislav: Massage changelog and coding style. ] Signed-off-by: Ashok Raj Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Tested-by: Tom Lendacky Tested-by: Ashok Raj Cc: Arjan Van De Ven Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1519352533-15992-2-git-send-email-ashok.raj@intel.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180228102846.13447-3-bp@alien8.de

x86/microcode: Propagate return value from updating functions

2018-02-17T07:43:55+00:00

... so that callers can know when microcode was updated and act accordingly. Tested-by: Ashok Raj Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Reviewed-by: Ashok Raj Cc: Andy Lutomirski Cc: Arjan van de Ven Cc: Borislav Petkov Cc: Dan Williams Cc: Dave Hansen Cc: David Woodhouse Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: Josh Poimboeuf Cc: Linus Torvalds Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Gleixner Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180216112640.11554-2-bp@alien8.de Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

x86/cpu: Change type of x86_cache_size variable to unsigned int

2018-02-15T00:15:53+00:00

Currently, x86_cache_size is of type int, which makes no sense as we will never have a valid cache size equal or less than 0. So instead of initializing this variable to -1, it can perfectly be initialized to 0 and use it as an unsigned variable instead. Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva Cc: Borislav Petkov Cc: Linus Torvalds Cc: Peter Zijlstra Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1464429 Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180213192208.GA26414@embeddedor.com Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

x86/cpu: Rename cpu_data.x86_mask to cpu_data.x86_stepping

2018-02-15T00:15:52+00:00

x86_mask is a confusing name which is hard to associate with the processor's stepping. Additionally, correct an indent issue in lib/cpu.c. Signed-off-by: Jia Zhang [ Updated it to more recent kernels. ] Cc: Linus Torvalds Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: bp@alien8.de Cc: tony.luck@intel.com Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1514771530-70829-1-git-send-email-qianyue.zj@alibaba-inc.com Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

x86/microcode/intel: Extend BDW late-loading further with LLC size check

2018-01-24T12:00:35+00:00

Commit b94b73733171 ("x86/microcode/intel: Extend BDW late-loading with a revision check") reduced the impact of erratum BDF90 for Broadwell model 79. The impact can be reduced further by checking the size of the last level cache portion per core. Tony: "The erratum says the problem only occurs on the large-cache SKUs. So we only need to avoid the update if we are on a big cache SKU that is also running old microcode." For more details, see erratum BDF90 in document #334165 (Intel Xeon Processor E7-8800/4800 v4 Product Family Specification Update) from September 2017. Fixes: b94b73733171 ("x86/microcode/intel: Extend BDW late-loading with a revision check") Signed-off-by: Jia Zhang Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Acked-by: Tony Luck Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1516321542-31161-1-git-send-email-zhang.jia@linux.alibaba.com