Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756049Ab2FNNgy (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:36:54 -0400 Received: from one.firstfloor.org ([213.235.205.2]:55691 "EHLO one.firstfloor.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755286Ab2FNNgx (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:36:53 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:36:47 +0200 From: Andi Kleen To: Borislav Petkov , Andi Kleen , x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, eranian@google.com, peterz@infradead.org, Andi Kleen Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86: Track minimum microcode revision globally v2 Message-ID: <20120614133647.GH11413@one.firstfloor.org> References: <1339618842-26636-1-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> <1339618842-26636-3-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> <20120614091001.GA22155@liondog.tnic> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120614091001.GA22155@liondog.tnic> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 586 Lines: 14 > You still haven't told me what's the use of this printk statement to the > user. Should she update her microcode, buy a new box or go up in flames? It gives any kernel developer a hint that something is fishy with the configuration. For once it will disable the bug workarounds. -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/