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[PATCH 0/5] x86/xen-ucode: Introduce --force option



Refactor and introduce --force option to xen-ucode, which skips microcode
version check when updating x86 CPU micocode. A new hypercall introduced
with flags field to facilitate the new option and allow for future flags
as needed.

Fouad Hilly (5):
  x86: Remove x86 low level version check of microcode
  x86: Refactor microcode_update() hypercall with flags field
  x86: Add usage() to print out usage message
  x86: Use getopt to handle command line args
  x86: Add --force option to xen-ucode to override microcode version
    check

 tools/include/xenctrl.h              |  2 +-
 tools/libs/ctrl/xc_misc.c            | 12 ++++-
 tools/misc/xen-ucode.c               | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/amd.c     |  8 +---
 xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/core.c    | 12 +++--
 xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/intel.c   | 11 ++---
 xen/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h |  2 +-
 xen/arch/x86/platform_hypercall.c    | 12 ++++-
 xen/include/public/platform.h        |  8 ++++
 9 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

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2.42.0




 


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