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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [PATCH] x86/ucode: Work around Granite Rapids erraturm GNR98
Block loads which are known to hang the system.
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
CC: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
CC: Roger Pau Monné <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Teddy Astie <teddy.astie@xxxxxxxxxx>
A more complete solution is in the works, but it's taken 4 months to get this
much published...
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xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/intel.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/intel.c
b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index c45b00c6b033..2160befd3197 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
#include <xen/string.h>
#include <xen/xmalloc.h>
+#include <asm/intel-family.h>
#include <asm/msr.h>
#include <asm/processor.h>
#include <asm/system.h>
@@ -273,6 +274,35 @@ static bool microcode_fits_cpu(const struct
microcode_patch *mc)
return false;
}
+static bool microcode_safe_to_load(const struct microcode_patch *mc)
+{
+ struct cpu_signature *cpu_sig = &this_cpu(cpu_sig);
+
+ /*
+ * Treat pre-production as always safe - anyone using pre-production
+ * microcode knows what they are doing, and can keep any resulting pieces.
+ */
+ if ( cpu_sig->rev < 0 || mc->rev < 0 )
+ return true;
+
+ /*
+ * GNR98. Granite Rapids systems hang when loading new ucode on
+ * sufficiently old firmware.
+ */
+ if ( boot_cpu_data.vfm == INTEL_GRANITERAPIDS_X &&
+ boot_cpu_data.stepping == 1 && (cpu_sig->pf & 0x95) &&
+ cpu_sig->rev < 0x01000405 &&
+ mc->rev > 0x01000405 )
+ {
+ printk_once(XENLOG_WARNING
+ "microcode: Granite Rapids erratum GNR98 detected.
Skipping ucode 0x%08x\n"
+ "microcode: Firmware update recommended\n", mc->rev);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
static int cf_check intel_compare(
const struct microcode_patch *old, const struct microcode_patch *new)
{
@@ -365,6 +395,7 @@ static struct microcode_patch *cf_check intel_ucode_parse(
* one with higher revision.
*/
if ( microcode_fits_cpu(mc) &&
+ microcode_safe_to_load(mc) &&
(!saved || compare_revisions(saved->rev, mc->rev) == NEW_UCODE) )
saved = mc;
--
2.39.5
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