x86, microcode: Add a refresh firmware flag to ->request_microcode_fw

This is done in preparation for teaching the ucode driver to either load
a new ucode patches container from userspace or use an already cached
version. No functionality change in this patch.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1344361461-10076-10-git-send-email-bp@amd64.org
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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Borislav Petkov 2012-07-26 15:51:00 +02:00 committed by H. Peter Anvin
parent 5f5b747282
commit 48e30685ca
4 changed files with 12 additions and 9 deletions

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@ -405,7 +405,8 @@ static int get_ucode_fw(void *to, const void *from, size_t n)
return 0;
}
static enum ucode_state request_microcode_fw(int cpu, struct device *device)
static enum ucode_state request_microcode_fw(int cpu, struct device *device,
bool refresh_fw)
{
char name[30];
struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);