x86/microcode: Attempt late loading only when new microcode is present
Return UCODE_NEW from the scanning functions to denote that new microcode
was found and only then attempt the expensive synchronization dance.
Reported-by: Emanuel Czirai <xftroxgpx@protonmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Emanuel Czirai <xftroxgpx@protonmail.com>
Tested-by: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>
Tested-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180314183615.17629-1-bp@alien8.de
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
index 7fb1047..6cf0e4c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct device;
enum ucode_state {
UCODE_OK = 0,
+ UCODE_NEW,
UCODE_UPDATED,
UCODE_NFOUND,
UCODE_ERROR,