From: "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: x86@kernel.org, tglx@kernel.org, mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de,
dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, hpa@zytor.com,
andrew.cooper3@citrix.com, arjan.van.de.ven@intel.com,
chang.seok.bae@intel.com, Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] x86/microcode: Accept a boolean for force_minrev parameter
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 23:16:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260901231634.714144-4-chang.seok.bae@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260901231634.714144-1-chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
The microcode= command-line option allows controlling all microcode
loading options. However, force_minrev can only enable minimum revision
enforcement, not disable it.
The previous microcode.force_minrev= option accepted both boolean values,
and the current behavior differs from the documentation in
kernel-parameters.txt.
Add `force_minrev=` as a sub-option to explicitly enable or disable the
minimum revision enforcement. Update the documentation accordingly.
While doing so, wrap strsep() in a descriptively named helper.
Fixes: 632ff6170647 ("x86/microcode: Add microcode= cmdline parsing")
Reported-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 ++++---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 68647ff4bdd2..cde092017cd8 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -4071,9 +4071,10 @@ Kernel parameters
dis_ucode_ldr: disable the microcode loader
- force_minrev:
- Enable or disable the microcode minimal revision
- enforcement for the runtime microcode loader.
+ force_minrev[=<bool>]:
+ Enable or disable microcode minimal revision enforcement
+ for the runtime microcode loader according to <bool>. If
+ <bool> is not given, enable the enforcement.
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 303b0d0b4573..af7196d94540 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ bool __init microcode_loader_disabled(void)
return dis_ucode_ldr;
}
+static inline void advance_option_argument(char **s)
+{
+ strsep(s, "=");
+}
+
static void __init early_parse_cmdline(void)
{
char cmd_buf[64] = {};
@@ -147,15 +152,19 @@ static void __init early_parse_cmdline(void)
while ((s = strsep(&p, ","))) {
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MICROCODE_DBG)) {
if (str_has_prefix(s, "base_rev=")) {
- /* advance to the option arg */
- strsep(&s, "=");
+ advance_option_argument(&s);
if (kstrtouint(s, 16, &base_rev)) { ; }
continue;
}
}
- if (!strcmp("force_minrev", s))
+ if (!strcmp("force_minrev", s)) {
force_minrev = true;
+ } else if (str_has_prefix(s, "force_minrev=")) {
+ advance_option_argument(&s);
+ if (kstrtobool(s, &force_minrev)) { ; }
+ continue;
+ }
if (!strcmp(s, "dis_ucode_ldr"))
dis_ucode_ldr = true;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-01 23:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-01 23:16 [PATCH 0/8] x86/microcode: Address GNR errata and follow-up Chang S. Bae
2026-09-01 23:16 ` [PATCH 1/8] x86/microcode/intel: Reject problematic loading on GNR systems Chang S. Bae
2026-09-02 13:11 ` Sohil Mehta
2026-09-02 13:21 ` Van De Ven, Arjan
2026-09-02 14:23 ` Dave Hansen
2026-09-03 1:51 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-09-03 21:04 ` Chang S. Bae
2026-09-01 23:16 ` [PATCH 2/8] x86/microcode: Solidify base_rev= option parsing Chang S. Bae
2026-09-01 23:16 ` Chang S. Bae [this message]
2026-09-01 23:16 ` [PATCH 4/8] x86/microcode: Mark early_data __initdata Chang S. Bae
2026-09-01 23:16 ` [PATCH RFC 5/8] x86/microcode: Decouple minimum revision check from late loading Chang S. Bae
2026-09-01 23:16 ` [PATCH RFC 6/8] x86/microcode/intel: Apply minimum revision check to early loading Chang S. Bae
2026-09-01 23:16 ` [PATCH RFC 7/8] x86/microcode: Introduce iterative late loading Chang S. Bae
2026-09-01 23:16 ` [PATCH RFC 8/8] x86/microcode/intel: Select the lowest loadable revision for iterative loading Chang S. Bae
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