From: Borislav Petkov <bp@kernel.org>
To: X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@alien8.de>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode= cmdline parsing
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 11:42:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250809094206.28028-2-bp@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250809094206.28028-1-bp@kernel.org>
From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@alien8.de>
Add a "microcode=" command line argument after which all options can be
passed in a comma-separated list.
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
---
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 +++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c | 30 +++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 747a55abf494..7c095177da85 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3767,10 +3767,12 @@
mga= [HW,DRM]
- microcode.force_minrev= [X86]
- Format: <bool>
+ microcode= [X86] Control the behavior of the microcode loader.
+ Available options, comma separated:
+
+ force_minrev
Enable or disable the microcode minimal revision
- enforcement for the runtime microcode loader.
+ enforcement for the runtime microcode loader.
mini2440= [ARM,HW,KNL]
Format:[0..2][b][c][t]
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index b92e09a87c69..351a51861f00 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@
#include "internal.h"
static struct microcode_ops *microcode_ops;
-static bool dis_ucode_ldr = false;
+static bool dis_ucode_ldr;
-bool force_minrev = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MICROCODE_LATE_FORCE_MINREV);
-module_param(force_minrev, bool, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+bool force_minrev = false;
/*
* Synchronization.
@@ -126,13 +125,34 @@ bool __init microcode_loader_disabled(void)
return dis_ucode_ldr;
}
+static void early_parse_cmdline(void)
+{
+ char cmd_buf[64] = {};
+ char *s, *p = cmd_buf;
+
+ if (cmdline_find_option(boot_command_line, "microcode", cmd_buf, 64) > 0) {
+ while ((s = strsep(&p, ","))) {
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MICROCODE_LATE_FORCE_MINREV)) {
+ if (!strcmp("force_minrev", s))
+ force_minrev = true;
+ }
+
+ if (!strcmp(s, "dis_ucode_ldr"))
+ dis_ucode_ldr = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* old, compat option */
+ if (cmdline_find_option_bool(boot_command_line, "dis_ucode_ldr") > 0)
+ dis_ucode_ldr = true;
+}
+
void __init load_ucode_bsp(void)
{
unsigned int cpuid_1_eax;
bool intel = true;
- if (cmdline_find_option_bool(boot_command_line, "dis_ucode_ldr") > 0)
- dis_ucode_ldr = true;
+ early_parse_cmdline();
if (microcode_loader_disabled())
return;
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-09 9:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-09 9:42 [PATCH 0/2] x86/microcode: Add debugging glue Borislav Petkov
2025-08-09 9:42 ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2025-08-12 2:26 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode= cmdline parsing Sohil Mehta
2025-08-12 10:23 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-12 19:14 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-12 21:28 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-14 23:08 ` Chang S. Bae
2025-08-15 9:20 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-15 19:50 ` Chang S. Bae
2025-08-18 16:30 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-09 9:42 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/microcode: Add microcode loader debugging functionality Borislav Petkov
2025-08-12 3:04 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-12 10:26 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-12 18:57 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-08-12 19:09 ` Borislav Petkov
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