Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932223Ab2FVC4g (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:56:36 -0400 Received: from s15943758.onlinehome-server.info ([217.160.130.188]:54329 "EHLO mail.x86-64.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761025Ab2FVC4f (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:56:35 -0400 Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 04:56:31 +0200 From: Borislav Petkov To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Borislav Petkov , Henrique de Moraes Holschuh , Peter Zijlstra , "Yu, Fenghua" , X86-ML , Ingo Molnar , Thomas Gleixner , LKML , Andreas Herrmann Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, microcode: Make reload interface per system Message-ID: <20120622025631.GD29505@aftab.osrc.amd.com> References: <1340121811-4477-3-git-send-email-bp@amd64.org> <3E5A0FA7E9CA944F9D5414FEC6C7122007737623@ORSMSX105.amr.corp.intel.com> <20120619232857.GH5996@aftab.osrc.amd.com> <4FE26155.8030207@zytor.com> <20120621100721.GB6437@aftab.osrc.amd.com> <4FE3ADDF.2060908@zytor.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4FE3ADDF.2060908@zytor.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 921 Lines: 27 On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 04:27:27PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 06/21/2012 03:07 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote: > > > > And if we need additional tools like to strip some text files or > > whatever, then the whole discussion about what distros distribute it how > > and what own patches they apply on the tool, etc, etc, starts. > > > > That is orthogonal. Anyway, my only concern about the request_firmware > interface is that the timing will be inherently wrong. Timing? Please elaborate. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Advanced Micro Devices GmbH Einsteinring 24, 85609 Dornach GM: Alberto Bozzo Reg: Dornach, Landkreis Muenchen HRB Nr. 43632 WEEE Registernr: 129 19551 -- 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/