x86/ucode: Further fixes to identify "ucode already up to date"

When the revision in hardware is newer than anything Xen has to hand,
'microcode_cache' isn't set up.  Then, `xen-ucode` initiates the update
because it doesn't know whether the revisions across the system are symmetric
or not.  This involves the patch getting all the way into the
apply_microcode() hooks before being found to be too old.

This is all a giant mess and needs an overhaul, but in the short term simply
adjust the apply_microcode() to return -EEXIST.

Also, unconditionally print the preexisting microcode revision on boot.  It's
relevant information which is otherwise unavailable if Xen doesn't find new
microcode to use.

Fixes: 648db37a15 ("x86/ucode: Distinguish "ucode already up to date"")
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Acked-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com>
master commit: 977d98e67c
master date: 2024-05-16 13:59:11 +0100
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Andrew Cooper authored and Jan Beulich committed 2024-06-26 14:05:54 +02:00
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@@ -222,12 +222,15 @@ static int cf_check apply_microcode(const struct microcode_patch *patch)
uint32_t rev, old_rev = sig->rev;
enum microcode_match_result result = microcode_fits(patch);
if ( result == MIS_UCODE )
return -EINVAL;
/*
* Allow application of the same revision to pick up SMT-specific changes
* even if the revision of the other SMT thread is already up-to-date.
*/
if ( result != NEW_UCODE && result != SAME_UCODE )
return -EINVAL;
if ( result == OLD_UCODE )
return -EEXIST;
if ( check_final_patch_levels(sig) )
{
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@@ -819,6 +819,8 @@ int __init early_microcode_init(void)
alternative_vcall(ucode_ops.collect_cpu_info);
printk(XENLOG_INFO "BSP microcode revision: 0x%08x\n", this_cpu(cpu_sig).rev);
if ( ucode_mod.mod_end || ucode_blob.size )
rc = early_microcode_update_cpu();
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@@ -294,10 +294,13 @@ static int cf_check apply_microcode(const struct microcode_patch *patch)
result = microcode_update_match(patch);
if ( result != NEW_UCODE &&
!(opt_ucode_allow_same && result == SAME_UCODE) )
if ( result == MIS_UCODE )
return -EINVAL;
if ( result == OLD_UCODE ||
(result == SAME_UCODE && !opt_ucode_allow_same) )
return -EEXIST;
wbinvd();
wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_UCODE_WRITE, (unsigned long)patch->data);
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