From: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>
To: bp@suse.de
Cc: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>, X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>,
Andi Kleen <andi.kleen@intel.com>,
Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>,
Arjan Van De Ven <arjan.van.de.ven@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] x86/microcode/intel: Perform a cache flush before ucode update.
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:49:43 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1519231784-9941-3-git-send-email-ashok.raj@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1519231784-9941-1-git-send-email-ashok.raj@intel.com>
Microcode updates can be safer if the caches are clean.
Some of the issues around in certain Broadwell parts
can be addressed by doing a full cache flush.
Signed-off-by: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>
Cc: X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi.kleen@intel.com>
Cc: Boris Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Cc: Arjan Van De Ven <arjan.van.de.ven@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index eff80df..5d32724 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ static int apply_microcode_early(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci, bool early)
if (!mc)
return 0;
+ wbinvd();
/* write microcode via MSR 0x79 */
native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_WRITE, (unsigned long)mc->bits);
@@ -805,6 +806,7 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
return UCODE_OK;
}
+ wbinvd();
/* write microcode via MSR 0x79 */
wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_WRITE, (unsigned long)mc->bits);
--
2.7.4
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-02-21 16:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-02-21 16:49 [PATCH 0/3] Patch series to address some limitations in OS microcode loading Ashok Raj
2018-02-21 16:49 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86/microcode/intel: Check microcode revision before updating sibling threads Ashok Raj
2018-02-21 16:49 ` Ashok Raj [this message]
2018-02-21 18:25 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86/microcode/intel: Perform a cache flush before ucode update Borislav Petkov
2018-02-21 16:49 ` [PATCH 3/3] x86/microcode: Quiesce all threads before a microcode update Ashok Raj
2018-02-21 19:06 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-02-21 20:13 ` Raj, Ashok
2018-02-21 21:15 ` Borislav Petkov
2018-02-22 15:36 ` Tom Lendacky
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