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-rw-r--r--src/cpu/intel/microcode/Kconfig10
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c9
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/microcode/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/microcode/Kconfig
index c7bbecbace..6e8acdc01d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/microcode/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/microcode/Kconfig
@@ -5,3 +5,13 @@ config MICROCODE_UPDATE_PRE_RAM
help
Select this option if you want to update the microcode
during the cache as RAM setup.
+
+config RELOAD_MICROCODE_PATCH
+ bool
+ default n
+ help
+ Select this option if SoC recommends to re-load microcode
+ patch as part of CPU multiprocessor initialization process.
+ This feature is mostly required with Intel latest generation
+ processors starting with Alder Lake (with modified MCHECK init
+ flow).
diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c b/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c
index 469bd25496..beadb489de 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c
@@ -79,10 +79,15 @@ void intel_microcode_load_unlocked(const void *microcode_patch)
current_rev = read_microcode_rev();
- /* No use loading the same revision. */
- if (current_rev == m->rev) {
+ /*
+ * No use loading the same revision unless RELOAD_MICROCODE_PATCH
+ * config is selected.
+ */
+ if (!CONFIG(RELOAD_MICROCODE_PATCH) && (current_rev == m->rev)) {
printk(BIOS_INFO, "microcode: Update skipped, already up-to-date\n");
return;
+ } else {
+ printk(BIOS_INFO, "microcode: Re-load microcode patch\n");
}
#if ENV_RAMSTAGE