1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index 8f7a9bbad514..7dbcb7adf797 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 
 #include <asm/microcode_intel.h>
+#include <asm/intel-family.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
@@ -918,6 +919,18 @@ static int get_ucode_fw(void *to, const void *from, size_t n)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool is_blacklisted(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
+
+	if (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model == INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_X) {
+		pr_err_once("late loading on model 79 is disabled.\n");
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static enum ucode_state request_microcode_fw(int cpu, struct device *device,
 					     bool refresh_fw)
 {
@@ -926,6 +939,9 @@ static enum ucode_state request_microcode_fw(int cpu, struct device *device,
 	const struct firmware *firmware;
 	enum ucode_state ret;
 
+	if (is_blacklisted(cpu))
+		return UCODE_NFOUND;
+
 	sprintf(name, "intel-ucode/%02x-%02x-%02x",
 		c->x86, c->x86_model, c->x86_mask);
 
@@ -950,6 +966,9 @@ static int get_ucode_user(void *to, const void *from, size_t n)
 static enum ucode_state
 request_microcode_user(int cpu, const void __user *buf, size_t size)
 {
+	if (is_blacklisted(cpu))
+		return UCODE_NFOUND;
+
 	return generic_load_microcode(cpu, (void *)buf, size, &get_ucode_user);
 }