Re: [PATCH] x86, microcode: Return error from driver init code when loader is disabled

2015-01-28 Thread Borislav Petkov
On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 09:21:09PM -0500, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > Commits 65cef1311d5d ("x86, microcode: Add a disable chicken bit") and > a18a0f6850d4 ("x86, microcode: Don't initialize microcode code on > paravirt") allow microcode driver skip initialization when microcode > loading is not permi

[PATCH] x86, microcode: Return error from driver init code when loader is disabled

2015-01-27 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
Commits 65cef1311d5d ("x86, microcode: Add a disable chicken bit") and a18a0f6850d4 ("x86, microcode: Don't initialize microcode code on paravirt") allow microcode driver skip initialization when microcode loading is not permitted. However, they don't prevent the driver from being loaded since the