Re: [RFC 01/10] x86/microcode/intel: expose collect_cpu_info_early() for IFS

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Mar 01 2022 - 15:09:04 EST


On Tue, Mar 01, 2022 at 11:54:48AM -0800, Jithu Joseph wrote:
> IFS uses a image provided by Intel that can be regarded as firmware.
> IFS image carries the Processor Signature such as family/model/stepping
> similar to what we find in the microcode header.
>
> Expose collect_cpu_info_early() and cpu_signatures_match() for IFS image

If this is going to be a global symbol, how about
cpu_collect_info_early() to keep the correct prefix?

thanks,

greg k-h