Merge tag 'x86_microcode_for_v6.17_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 microcode loader update from Borislav Petkov:

- Switch the microcode loader from using the fake platform device to
the new simple faux bus

* tag 'x86_microcode_for_v6.17_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
x86/microcode: Move away from using a fake platform device

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c

···
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "microcode: " fmt
 
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/stop_machine.h>
+#include <linux/device/faux.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
···
 }
 
 /* fake device for request_firmware */
-static struct platform_device	*microcode_pdev;
+static struct faux_device *microcode_fdev;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MICROCODE_LATE_LOADING
 /*
···
 	if (!setup_cpus())
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	switch (microcode_ops->request_microcode_fw(0, &microcode_pdev->dev)) {
+	switch (microcode_ops->request_microcode_fw(0, &microcode_fdev->dev)) {
 	case UCODE_NEW:
 		return load_late_stop_cpus(false);
 	case UCODE_NEW_SAFE:
···
 	if (early_data.new_rev)
 		pr_info_once("Updated early from: 0x%08x\n", early_data.old_rev);
 
-	microcode_pdev = platform_device_register_simple("microcode", -1, NULL, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(microcode_pdev))
-		return PTR_ERR(microcode_pdev);
+	microcode_fdev = faux_device_create("microcode", NULL, NULL);
+	if (!microcode_fdev)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	dev_root = bus_get_dev_root(&cpu_subsys);
 	if (dev_root) {
···
 	return 0;
 
  out_pdev:
-	platform_device_unregister(microcode_pdev);
+	faux_device_destroy(microcode_fdev);
 	return error;
 
 }