Re: [tip:x86/microcode] x86/microcode_intel_early.c: Early update ucode on Intel's CPU

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/19/2012 03:00 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 04:55:06PM -0600, Jacob Shin wrote:
>> Well, really the problem is with any memory hole above 4GB that is too
>> big to be covered by variable range MTRRs as UC.
> 
> Why, their PhysBase field is the 40 MSB bits of the physical address.
> That should be more than TB.
> 

I presume with "too big" he really means "oddly shaped".

	-hpa

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