Re: [PATCH 04/11] x86/microcode_core_early.c: Define interfaces forearly load ucode

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 08/21/2012 01:05 PM, Yu, Fenghua wrote:
> 
> We might name the cpio directory as:
> 
> kernel/x86/microcode/GenuineIntel.bin
> kernel/x86/microcode/AuthenticAMD.bin
> kernel/x86/acpi/...
> etc.
> 
> This is expendable for the future usage.
>  
> Plus I will add a doc on the cpio directory, supported directory names and how to add new stuffs in the directory.
> 

I believe that was exactly my original proposal.  I think it makes
sense... most things aren't going to be inherently CPU-specific in this way.

I don't know what Borislav was suggesting with "BIOS overrides", is that
another CPU-specific thing?

	-hpa

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