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<title>x86/cpu: Rename cpu_data.x86_mask to cpu_data.x86_stepping</title>
<updated>2020-06-11T18:05:55+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jia Zhang</name>
<email>qianyue.zj@alibaba-inc.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-01-01T01:52:10+00:00</published>
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commit b399151cb48db30ad1e0e93dd40d68c6d007b637 upstream.

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 &lt;qianyue.zj@alibaba-inc.com&gt;
[ Updated it to more recent kernels. ]
Cc: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
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 &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Drop changes in arch/x86/lib/cpu.c
 - Adjust filenames, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit b399151cb48db30ad1e0e93dd40d68c6d007b637 upstream.

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 &lt;qianyue.zj@alibaba-inc.com&gt;
[ Updated it to more recent kernels. ]
Cc: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
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 &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Drop changes in arch/x86/lib/cpu.c
 - Adjust filenames, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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<entry>
<title>x86/microcode/AMD: Add support for fam17h microcode loading</title>
<updated>2020-04-28T18:02:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Tom Lendacky</name>
<email>thomas.lendacky@amd.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-11-30T22:46:40+00:00</published>
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commit f4e9b7af0cd58dd039a0fb2cd67d57cea4889abf upstream.

The size for the Microcode Patch Block (MPB) for an AMD family 17h
processor is 3200 bytes.  Add a #define for fam17h so that it does
not default to 2048 bytes and fail a microcode load/update.

Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky &lt;thomas.lendacky@amd.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@alien8.de&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171130224640.15391.40247.stgit@tlendack-t1.amdoffice.net
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit f4e9b7af0cd58dd039a0fb2cd67d57cea4889abf upstream.

The size for the Microcode Patch Block (MPB) for an AMD family 17h
processor is 3200 bytes.  Add a #define for fam17h so that it does
not default to 2048 bytes and fail a microcode load/update.

Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky &lt;thomas.lendacky@amd.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@alien8.de&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171130224640.15391.40247.stgit@tlendack-t1.amdoffice.net
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>x86/microcode: Update the new microcode revision unconditionally</title>
<updated>2018-12-16T22:08:59+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Filippo Sironi</name>
<email>sironi@amazon.de</email>
</author>
<published>2018-07-31T15:29:30+00:00</published>
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commit 8da38ebaad23fe1b0c4a205438676f6356607cfc upstream.

Handle the case where microcode gets loaded on the BSP's hyperthread
sibling first and the boot_cpu_data's microcode revision doesn't get
updated because of early exit due to the siblings sharing a microcode
engine.

For that, simply write the updated revision on all CPUs unconditionally.

Signed-off-by: Filippo Sironi &lt;sironi@amazon.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: prarit@redhat.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1533050970-14385-1-git-send-email-sironi@amazon.de
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Keep returning 0 on success
 - Adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit 8da38ebaad23fe1b0c4a205438676f6356607cfc upstream.

Handle the case where microcode gets loaded on the BSP's hyperthread
sibling first and the boot_cpu_data's microcode revision doesn't get
updated because of early exit due to the siblings sharing a microcode
engine.

For that, simply write the updated revision on all CPUs unconditionally.

Signed-off-by: Filippo Sironi &lt;sironi@amazon.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: prarit@redhat.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1533050970-14385-1-git-send-email-sironi@amazon.de
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Keep returning 0 on success
 - Adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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<entry>
<title>x86/microcode: Make sure boot_cpu_data.microcode is up-to-date</title>
<updated>2018-12-16T22:08:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Prarit Bhargava</name>
<email>prarit@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-07-31T11:27:39+00:00</published>
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commit 370a132bb2227ff76278f98370e0e701d86ff752 upstream.

When preparing an MCE record for logging, boot_cpu_data.microcode is used
to read out the microcode revision on the box.

However, on systems where late microcode update has happened, the microcode
revision output in a MCE log record is wrong because
boot_cpu_data.microcode is not updated when the microcode gets updated.

But, the microcode revision saved in boot_cpu_data's microcode member
should be kept up-to-date, regardless, for consistency.

Make it so.

Fixes: fa94d0c6e0f3 ("x86/MCE: Save microcode revision in machine check records")
Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava &lt;prarit@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: Tony Luck &lt;tony.luck@intel.com&gt;
Cc: sironi@amazon.de
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180731112739.32338-1-prarit@redhat.com
[bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit 370a132bb2227ff76278f98370e0e701d86ff752 upstream.

When preparing an MCE record for logging, boot_cpu_data.microcode is used
to read out the microcode revision on the box.

However, on systems where late microcode update has happened, the microcode
revision output in a MCE log record is wrong because
boot_cpu_data.microcode is not updated when the microcode gets updated.

But, the microcode revision saved in boot_cpu_data's microcode member
should be kept up-to-date, regardless, for consistency.

Make it so.

Fixes: fa94d0c6e0f3 ("x86/MCE: Save microcode revision in machine check records")
Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava &lt;prarit@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: Tony Luck &lt;tony.luck@intel.com&gt;
Cc: sironi@amazon.de
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180731112739.32338-1-prarit@redhat.com
[bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>x86/microcode/intel: Check microcode revision before updating sibling threads</title>
<updated>2018-12-16T22:08:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ashok Raj</name>
<email>ashok.raj@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-02-28T10:28:41+00:00</published>
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commit c182d2b7d0ca48e0d6ff16f7d883161238c447ed upstream.

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 &lt;ashok.raj@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Tested-by: Tom Lendacky &lt;thomas.lendacky@amd.com&gt;
Tested-by: Ashok Raj &lt;ashok.raj@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Arjan Van De Ven &lt;arjan.van.de.ven@intel.com&gt;
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
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - s/mc-&gt;/mc_intel-&gt;/
 - Return 0 in this case
 - Adjust filename, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit c182d2b7d0ca48e0d6ff16f7d883161238c447ed upstream.

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 &lt;ashok.raj@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Tested-by: Tom Lendacky &lt;thomas.lendacky@amd.com&gt;
Tested-by: Ashok Raj &lt;ashok.raj@intel.com&gt;
Cc: Arjan Van De Ven &lt;arjan.van.de.ven@intel.com&gt;
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
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - s/mc-&gt;/mc_intel-&gt;/
 - Return 0 in this case
 - Adjust filename, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>x86/microcode/intel: Add a helper which gives the microcode revision</title>
<updated>2018-12-16T22:08:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Borislav Petkov</name>
<email>bp@suse.de</email>
</author>
<published>2017-01-09T11:41:45+00:00</published>
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commit 4167709bbf826512a52ebd6aafda2be104adaec9 upstream.

Since on Intel we're required to do CPUID(1) first, before reading
the microcode revision MSR, let's add a special helper which does the
required steps so that we don't forget to do them next time, when we
want to read the microcode revision.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170109114147.5082-4-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Don't touch prev_rev variable in apply_microcode()
 - Keep using sync_core(), which will alway includes the necessary CPUID
 - Adjust filename, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit 4167709bbf826512a52ebd6aafda2be104adaec9 upstream.

Since on Intel we're required to do CPUID(1) first, before reading
the microcode revision MSR, let's add a special helper which does the
required steps so that we don't forget to do them next time, when we
want to read the microcode revision.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170109114147.5082-4-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Don't touch prev_rev variable in apply_microcode()
 - Keep using sync_core(), which will alway includes the necessary CPUID
 - Adjust filename, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>x86/microcode/AMD: Do not load when running on a hypervisor</title>
<updated>2018-06-16T21:21:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Borislav Petkov</name>
<email>bp@suse.de</email>
</author>
<published>2016-12-18T16:44:13+00:00</published>
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commit a15a753539eca8ba243d576f02e7ca9c4b7d7042 upstream.

Doing so is completely void of sense for multiple reasons so prevent
it. Set dis_ucode_ldr to true and thus disable the microcode loader by
default to address xen pv guests which execute the AP path but not the
BSP path.

By having it turned off by default, the APs won't run into the loader
either.

Also, check CPUID(1).ECX[31] which hypervisors set. Well almost, not the
xen pv one. That one gets the aforementioned "fix".

Also, improve the detection method by caching the final decision whether
to continue loading in dis_ucode_ldr and do it once on the BSP. The APs
then simply test that value.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Tested-by: Juergen Gross &lt;jgross@suse.com&gt;
Tested-by: Boris Ostrovsky &lt;boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com&gt;
Acked-by: Juergen Gross &lt;jgross@suse.com&gt;
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161218164414.9649-4-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: Rolf Neugebauer &lt;rolf.neugebauer@docker.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Early microcode loader is optional, so only set dis_ucode_ldr by default
   if it is enabled
 - Adjust context, filename]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit a15a753539eca8ba243d576f02e7ca9c4b7d7042 upstream.

Doing so is completely void of sense for multiple reasons so prevent
it. Set dis_ucode_ldr to true and thus disable the microcode loader by
default to address xen pv guests which execute the AP path but not the
BSP path.

By having it turned off by default, the APs won't run into the loader
either.

Also, check CPUID(1).ECX[31] which hypervisors set. Well almost, not the
xen pv one. That one gets the aforementioned "fix".

Also, improve the detection method by caching the final decision whether
to continue loading in dis_ucode_ldr and do it once on the BSP. The APs
then simply test that value.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Tested-by: Juergen Gross &lt;jgross@suse.com&gt;
Tested-by: Boris Ostrovsky &lt;boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com&gt;
Acked-by: Juergen Gross &lt;jgross@suse.com&gt;
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161218164414.9649-4-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: Rolf Neugebauer &lt;rolf.neugebauer@docker.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
[bwh: Backported to 3.16:
 - Early microcode loader is optional, so only set dis_ucode_ldr by default
   if it is enabled
 - Adjust context, filename]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>x86, microcode: Fix accessing dis_ucode_ldr on 32-bit</title>
<updated>2018-06-16T21:21:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Borislav Petkov</name>
<email>bp@suse.de</email>
</author>
<published>2014-11-05T16:28:06+00:00</published>
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commit 85be07c32496dc264661308e4d9d4e9ccaff8072 upstream.

We should be accessing it through a pointer, like on the BSP.

Tested-by: Richard Hendershot &lt;rshendershot@mchsi.com&gt;
Fixes: 65cef1311d5d ("x86, microcode: Add a disable chicken bit")
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit 85be07c32496dc264661308e4d9d4e9ccaff8072 upstream.

We should be accessing it through a pointer, like on the BSP.

Tested-by: Richard Hendershot &lt;rshendershot@mchsi.com&gt;
Fixes: 65cef1311d5d ("x86, microcode: Add a disable chicken bit")
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>x86/cpu: Change type of x86_cache_size variable to unsigned int</title>
<updated>2018-03-19T18:59:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Gustavo A. R. Silva</name>
<email>garsilva@embeddedor.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-02-13T19:22:08+00:00</published>
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commit 24dbc6000f4b9b0ef5a9daecb161f1907733765a upstream.

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 &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva &lt;garsilva@embeddedor.com&gt;
Cc: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@alien8.de&gt;
Cc: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1464429
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180213192208.GA26414@embeddedor.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit 24dbc6000f4b9b0ef5a9daecb161f1907733765a upstream.

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 &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva &lt;garsilva@embeddedor.com&gt;
Cc: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@alien8.de&gt;
Cc: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1464429
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180213192208.GA26414@embeddedor.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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<title>x86/microcode/intel: Extend BDW late-loading further with LLC size check</title>
<updated>2018-03-03T15:52:28+00:00</updated>
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<name>Jia Zhang</name>
<email>zhang.jia@linux.alibaba.com</email>
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<published>2018-01-23T10:41:32+00:00</published>
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commit 7e702d17ed138cf4ae7c00e8c00681ed464587c7 upstream.

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 &lt;zhang.jia@linux.alibaba.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Acked-by: Tony Luck &lt;tony.luck@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1516321542-31161-1-git-send-email-zhang.jia@linux.alibaba.com
[bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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commit 7e702d17ed138cf4ae7c00e8c00681ed464587c7 upstream.

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 &lt;zhang.jia@linux.alibaba.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov &lt;bp@suse.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Acked-by: Tony Luck &lt;tony.luck@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1516321542-31161-1-git-send-email-zhang.jia@linux.alibaba.com
[bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;ben@decadent.org.uk&gt;
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