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x86, intel: Use c->microcode for Atom errata check

Now that the cpu update level is available the Atom PSE errata
check can use it directly without reading the MSR again.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1318466795-7393-2-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Andi Kleen 13 years ago
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1 changed files with 4 additions and 11 deletions
  1. 4 11
      arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c

+ 4 - 11
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c

@@ -64,17 +64,10 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * need the microcode to have already been loaded... so if it is
 	 * not, recommend a BIOS update and disable large pages.
 	 */
-	if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == 0x1c && c->x86_mask <= 2) {
-		u32 ucode, junk;
-
-		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, 0, 0);
-		sync_core();
-		rdmsr(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV, junk, ucode);
-
-		if (ucode < 0x20e) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "Atom PSE erratum detected, BIOS microcode update recommended\n");
-			clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PSE);
-		}
+	if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == 0x1c && c->x86_mask <= 2 &&
+	    c->microcode < 0x20e) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Atom PSE erratum detected, BIOS microcode update recommended\n");
+		clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PSE);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64