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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-10-01 11:15:17 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-10-01 11:15:17 -0700
commitb3eda8d05c1afe722dc19be3fee7eeadc75e25e2 (patch)
treee301bb7d93be3c1d6192a5186e248c2f00294609 /arch/x86/Kconfig
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parentbd13178169d5fd17da3221b55ba313270393649a (diff)
downloadlinux-b3eda8d05c1afe722dc19be3fee7eeadc75e25e2.tar.bz2
Merge branch 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86/microcode changes from Ingo Molnar: "The biggest changes are to AMD microcode patching: add code for caching all microcode patches which belong to the current family on which we're running, in the kernel. We look up the patch needed for each core from the cache at patch-application time instead of holding a single patch per-system" * 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86, microcode, AMD: Fix use after free in free_cache() x86, microcode, AMD: Rewrite patch application procedure x86, microcode, AMD: Add a small, per-family patches cache x86, microcode, AMD: Add reverse equiv table search x86, microcode: Add a refresh firmware flag to ->request_microcode_fw x86, microcode, AMD: Read CPUID(1).EAX on the correct cpu x86, microcode, AMD: Check before applying a patch x86, microcode, AMD: Remove useless get_ucode_data wrapper x86, microcode: Straighten out Kconfig text x86, microcode: Cleanup cpu hotplug notifier callback x86, microcode: Drop uci->mc check on resume path x86, microcode: Save an indentation level in reload_for_cpu
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 6cd6f24e1223..943667050dae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -986,25 +986,25 @@ config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS
Say N otherwise.
config MICROCODE
- tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - microcode support"
+ tristate "CPU microcode loading support"
select FW_LOADER
---help---
+
If you say Y here, you will be able to update the microcode on
certain Intel and AMD processors. The Intel support is for the
- IA32 family, e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III,
- Pentium 4, Xeon etc. The AMD support is for family 0x10 and
- 0x11 processors, e.g. Opteron, Phenom and Turion 64 Ultra.
- You will obviously need the actual microcode binary data itself
- which is not shipped with the Linux kernel.
+ IA32 family, e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4,
+ Xeon etc. The AMD support is for families 0x10 and later. You will
+ obviously need the actual microcode binary data itself which is not
+ shipped with the Linux kernel.
This option selects the general module only, you need to select
at least one vendor specific module as well.
- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called microcode.
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called microcode.
config MICROCODE_INTEL
- bool "Intel microcode patch loading support"
+ bool "Intel microcode loading support"
depends on MICROCODE
default MICROCODE
select FW_LOADER
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ config MICROCODE_INTEL
<http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/>.
config MICROCODE_AMD
- bool "AMD microcode patch loading support"
+ bool "AMD microcode loading support"
depends on MICROCODE
select FW_LOADER
---help---