x86: Put other CPUs into tight loop when updating Intel microcode from

loaded OS.

This should prevent at least some theoretical issues whith code
execution on HT sibling of the core where the update is loaded.

Reviewed by:	markj
Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation
MFC after:	1 week
Differential revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D20201
This commit is contained in:
kib 2019-05-08 20:01:09 +00:00
parent 6c204b3a15
commit 4fb95008ed

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@ -330,9 +330,26 @@ cpuctl_do_update(int cpu, cpuctl_update_args_t *data, struct thread *td)
return (ret);
}
struct ucode_update_data {
void *ptr;
int cpu;
int ret;
};
static void
ucode_intel_load_rv(void *arg)
{
struct ucode_update_data *d;
d = arg;
if (PCPU_GET(cpuid) == d->cpu)
d->ret = ucode_intel_load(d->ptr, true, NULL, NULL);
}
static int
update_intel(int cpu, cpuctl_update_args_t *args, struct thread *td)
{
struct ucode_update_data d;
void *ptr;
int is_bound, oldcpu, ret;
@ -360,12 +377,11 @@ update_intel(int cpu, cpuctl_update_args_t *args, struct thread *td)
oldcpu = td->td_oncpu;
is_bound = cpu_sched_is_bound(td);
set_cpu(cpu, td);
critical_enter();
ret = ucode_intel_load(ptr, true, NULL, NULL);
critical_exit();
d.ptr = ptr;
d.cpu = cpu;
smp_rendezvous(NULL, ucode_intel_load_rv, NULL, &d);
restore_cpu(oldcpu, is_bound, td);
ret = d.ret;
/*
* Replace any existing update. This ensures that the new update