Re: [PATCH v5 00/12] x86/microcode: Early load microcode

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 01/03/2013 09:44 AM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> A couple of questions - why the usage of native_[read|write]_msr? I get the
> __native_cpuid variant, but I am not sure I understand why you are using
> the native_* variants. Especially as this code ends up being called on
> Xen and lguest (at least on 64-bit) and probably should go through the
> paravirt interfaces.

For Xen, the early microcode update should be done in the hypervisor launch.

However, if you have a more specific flow in mind please clarify.  Keep 
in mind Xen is largely a black box to non-Xen developers
(#include <stdrant.h>).

	-hpa

P.S. Since when is lguest 64-bit?  Did I miss something?

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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