x86: major refactoring

Refactored code by introducing a two-module solution.

There is one general module in which vendor specific modules can hook into.
However, that is exclusive, there is only one vendor specific module
allowed at a time. A CPU vendor check makes sure only the correct
module for the underlying system gets called.

Functinally in terms of patch loading itself there are no changes. This
refactoring provides a basis for future implementations of other vendors'
patch loaders.

Signed-off-by: Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@amd.com>
Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index b6fa2877b173..6b0b885cf47a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS
           Say N otherwise.
 
 config MICROCODE
-        tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - Intel IA32 CPU microcode support"
+        tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - microcode support"
         select FW_LOADER
         ---help---
           If you say Y here, you will be able to update the microcode on
@@ -791,14 +791,29 @@ config MICROCODE
           actual microcode binary data itself which is not shipped with the
           Linux kernel.
 
-          For latest news and information on obtaining all the required
-          ingredients for this driver, check:
-          <http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/>.
+          This option selects the general module only, you need to select
+          at least one vendor specific module as well.
 
           To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
           module will be called microcode.
 
-config MICROCODE_OLD_INTERFACE
+config MICROCODE_INTEL
+       tristate "Intel microcode patch loading support"
+       depends on MICROCODE
+       default MICROCODE
+       select FW_LOADER
+       --help---
+         This options enables microcode patch loading support for Intel
+         processors.
+
+         For latest news and information on obtaining all the required
+         Intel ingredients for this driver, check:
+         <http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/>.
+
+         This driver is only available as a module: the module
+         will be called microcode_intel.  
+
+   config MICROCODE_OLD_INTERFACE
         def_bool y
         depends on MICROCODE