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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index 54d50c3694d8..b624b54912e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -368,6 +368,26 @@ next:
return patch;
}
+static void cpuid_1(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * According to the Intel SDM, Volume 3, 9.11.7:
+ *
+ * CPUID returns a value in a model specific register in
+ * addition to its usual register return values. The
+ * semantics of CPUID cause it to deposit an update ID value
+ * in the 64-bit model-specific register at address 08BH
+ * (IA32_BIOS_SIGN_ID). If no update is present in the
+ * processor, the value in the MSR remains unmodified.
+ *
+ * Use native_cpuid -- this code runs very early and we don't
+ * want to mess with paravirt.
+ */
+ unsigned int eax = 1, ebx, ecx = 0, edx;
+
+ native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+}
+
static int collect_cpu_info_early(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci)
{
unsigned int val[2];
@@ -393,7 +413,7 @@ static int collect_cpu_info_early(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci)
native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0);
/* As documented in the SDM: Do a CPUID 1 here */
- sync_core();
+ cpuid_1();
/* get the current revision from MSR 0x8B */
native_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, val[0], val[1]);
@@ -593,7 +613,7 @@ static int apply_microcode_early(struct ucode_cpu_info *uci, bool early)
native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0);
/* As documented in the SDM: Do a CPUID 1 here */
- sync_core();
+ cpuid_1();
/* get the current revision from MSR 0x8B */
native_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, val[0], val[1]);
@@ -805,7 +825,7 @@ static int apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0);
/* As documented in the SDM: Do a CPUID 1 here */
- sync_core();
+ cpuid_1();
/* get the current revision from MSR 0x8B */
rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, val[0], val[1]);