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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:48:37 -0800
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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To: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@amd.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, microcode, AMD: Add support for family 16h processors
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On 11/15/2012 01:26 PM, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
>>
>> Because it looks like without this patch, some valid microcode updates
>> would be rejected by the kernel...
>
> Right, patch loading will fail.
>
> I wasn't sure whether stable would be appropriate since this is support
> for new HW. OTOH since this would result in loss of functionality one
> could consider this a bug.
>

I already promoted it and will push it into -tip as soon as it passes my 
smoke tests.

	-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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