Merge branch 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 microcode loading updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Update documentation, improve robustness and fix a memory leak"

* 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/microcode/intel: Improve microcode patches saving flow
  x86/microcode: Document the three loading methods
  x86/microcode/AMD: Free unneeded patch before exit from update_cache()
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Linus Torvalds
2017-09-04 11:11:57 -07:00
4 changed files with 155 additions and 84 deletions

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@@ -400,9 +400,12 @@ static void update_cache(struct ucode_patch *new_patch)
list_for_each_entry(p, &microcode_cache, plist) {
if (p->equiv_cpu == new_patch->equiv_cpu) {
if (p->patch_id >= new_patch->patch_id)
if (p->patch_id >= new_patch->patch_id) {
/* we already have the latest patch */
kfree(new_patch->data);
kfree(new_patch);
return;
}
list_replace(&p->plist, &new_patch->plist);
kfree(p->data);

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@@ -146,18 +146,18 @@ static bool microcode_matches(struct microcode_header_intel *mc_header,
return false;
}
static struct ucode_patch *__alloc_microcode_buf(void *data, unsigned int size)
static struct ucode_patch *memdup_patch(void *data, unsigned int size)
{
struct ucode_patch *p;
p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ucode_patch), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!p)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
return NULL;
p->data = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!p->data) {
kfree(p);
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
return NULL;
}
return p;
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ static void save_microcode_patch(void *data, unsigned int size)
if (mc_hdr->rev <= mc_saved_hdr->rev)
continue;
p = __alloc_microcode_buf(data, size);
if (IS_ERR(p))
p = memdup_patch(data, size);
if (!p)
pr_err("Error allocating buffer %p\n", data);
else
list_replace(&iter->plist, &p->plist);
@@ -196,24 +196,25 @@ static void save_microcode_patch(void *data, unsigned int size)
* newly found.
*/
if (!prev_found) {
p = __alloc_microcode_buf(data, size);
if (IS_ERR(p))
p = memdup_patch(data, size);
if (!p)
pr_err("Error allocating buffer for %p\n", data);
else
list_add_tail(&p->plist, &microcode_cache);
}
if (!p)
return;
/*
* Save for early loading. On 32-bit, that needs to be a physical
* address as the APs are running from physical addresses, before
* paging has been enabled.
*/
if (p) {
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
intel_ucode_patch = (struct microcode_intel *)__pa_nodebug(p->data);
else
intel_ucode_patch = p->data;
}
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
intel_ucode_patch = (struct microcode_intel *)__pa_nodebug(p->data);
else
intel_ucode_patch = p->data;
}
static int microcode_sanity_check(void *mc, int print_err)