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

Pull x86 fixes from Ingo Molnar:
 "Two pending (non-PTI) x86 fixes:

   - an Intel-MID crash fix

   - and an Intel microcode loader blacklist quirk to avoid a
     problematic revision"

* 'x86-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/platform/intel-mid: Revert "Make 'bt_sfi_data' const"
  x86/microcode/intel: Extend BDW late-loading with a revision check
Linus Torvalds 7 years ago
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+ 11 - 2
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c

@@ -910,8 +910,17 @@ static bool is_blacklisted(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
 
-	if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_X) {
-		pr_err_once("late loading on model 79 is disabled.\n");
+	/*
+	 * Late loading on model 79 with microcode revision less than 0x0b000021
+	 * may result in a system hang. This behavior is documented in item
+	 * BDF90, #334165 (Intel Xeon Processor E7-8800/4800 v4 Product Family).
+	 */
+	if (c->x86 == 6 &&
+	    c->x86_model == INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_X &&
+	    c->x86_mask == 0x01 &&
+	    c->microcode < 0x0b000021) {
+		pr_err_once("Erratum BDF90: late loading with revision < 0x0b000021 (0x%x) disabled.\n", c->microcode);
+		pr_err_once("Please consider either early loading through initrd/built-in or a potential BIOS update.\n");
 		return true;
 	}
 

+ 1 - 1
arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_bt.c

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static int __init tng_bt_sfi_setup(struct bt_sfi_data *ddata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct bt_sfi_data tng_bt_sfi_data __initdata = {
+static struct bt_sfi_data tng_bt_sfi_data __initdata = {
 	.setup	= tng_bt_sfi_setup,
 };