x86, microcode, AMD: Check before applying a patch
Make sure we're actually applying a microcode patch to a core which
really needs it.
This brings only a very very very minor slowdown on F10:
0.032218828 sec vs 0.056010626 sec with this patch.
And small speedup on F15:
0.487089449 sec vs 0.180551162 sec (from perf output).
Also, fixup comments while at it.
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@amd.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1344361461-10076-8-git-send-email-bp@amd64.org
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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