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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index abf581ade8d2..2f38a99cdb98 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
#include <asm/setup.h>
#include <asm/msr.h>
+/* last level cache size per core */
+static int llc_size_per_core;
+
static unsigned long mc_saved_in_initrd[MAX_UCODE_COUNT];
static struct mc_saved_data {
unsigned int mc_saved_count;
@@ -994,8 +997,19 @@ static bool is_blacklisted(unsigned int cpu)
{
struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
- if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == 79) {
- pr_err_once("late loading on model 79 is disabled.\n");
+ /*
+ * Late loading on model 79 with microcode revision less than 0x0b000021
+ * and LLC size per core bigger than 2.5MB 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 == 79 &&
+ c->x86_mask == 0x01 &&
+ llc_size_per_core > 2621440 &&
+ 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;
}
@@ -1059,6 +1073,15 @@ static struct microcode_ops microcode_intel_ops = {
.microcode_fini_cpu = microcode_fini_cpu,
};
+static int __init calc_llc_size_per_core(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
+{
+ u64 llc_size = c->x86_cache_size * 1024ULL;
+
+ do_div(llc_size, c->x86_max_cores);
+
+ return (int)llc_size;
+}
+
struct microcode_ops * __init init_intel_microcode(void)
{
struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &boot_cpu_data;
@@ -1069,6 +1092,8 @@ struct microcode_ops * __init init_intel_microcode(void)
return NULL;
}
+ llc_size_per_core = calc_llc_size_per_core(c);
+
return &microcode_intel_ops;
}