From 8d86f390d9bb5b39f0a315838d1616de6363e1b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Oruba Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:44:21 +0200 Subject: x86: major refactoring Refactored code by introducing a two-module solution. There is one general module in which vendor specific modules can hook into. However, that is exclusive, there is only one vendor specific module allowed at a time. A CPU vendor check makes sure only the correct module for the underlying system gets called. Functinally in terms of patch loading itself there are no changes. This refactoring provides a basis for future implementations of other vendors' patch loaders. Signed-off-by: Peter Oruba Cc: Tigran Aivazian Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- arch/x86/Kconfig | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig') diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index b6fa2877b17..6b0b885cf47 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS Say N otherwise. config MICROCODE - tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - Intel IA32 CPU microcode support" + tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - microcode support" select FW_LOADER ---help--- If you say Y here, you will be able to update the microcode on @@ -791,14 +791,29 @@ config MICROCODE actual microcode binary data itself which is not shipped with the Linux kernel. - For latest news and information on obtaining all the required - ingredients for this driver, check: - . + This option selects the general module only, you need to select + at least one vendor specific module as well. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called microcode. -config MICROCODE_OLD_INTERFACE +config MICROCODE_INTEL + tristate "Intel microcode patch loading support" + depends on MICROCODE + default MICROCODE + select FW_LOADER + --help--- + This options enables microcode patch loading support for Intel + processors. + + For latest news and information on obtaining all the required + Intel ingredients for this driver, check: + . + + This driver is only available as a module: the module + will be called microcode_intel. + + config MICROCODE_OLD_INTERFACE def_bool y depends on MICROCODE -- cgit v1.2.3