Re: [Patch V1 3/7] x86/microcode/core: Move microcode_check() to cpu/microcode/core.c

[Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>]

On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 12:57:23PM -0800, Mehta, Sohil wrote:
> On 11/29/2022 1:08 PM, Ashok Raj wrote:
> > microcode_check() is only called from microcode/core.c. Move it and make
> > it static to prepare for upcoming fix of false negative when checking CPU
> > features after a microcode update.
> 
> Should we use this opportunity to also make the function name a bit more
> descriptive? microcode_check() seems very ambiguous to a first time reader.
> 
> > +/*
> > + * The microcode loader calls this upon late microcode load to recheck features,
> > + * only when microcode has been updated. Caller holds microcode_mutex and CPU
> > + * hotplug lock.
> > + */
> > +static void microcode_check(void)
> 
> How about, microcode_recheck_features() or simply recheck_features() since
> it is static now?

I suppose we could. But given that the function already has some comments
around it and its not having multiple call sites, it seems to be reasonably
serving its named purpose :-)

Cheers,
Ashok