Re: [PATCH] x86, microcode: Make reload interface per system

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 06/20/2012 04:46 PM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> 
> Well, it makes the kernel tell us what (amd/intel/whatever) firmware it
> wants, and requires (after patching) a simple echo 1 >foo to activate.  It
> is also harmless if activated without updated firmware in place.
> 
> /dev/cpu/microcode requires special software (or a dd with bs>=file size),
> since it borks if userspace breaks a microcode into two write() syscalls,
> and requires detection of the cpu vendor.  Very annoying.
> 

Yeah, because dd is such an exotic piece of software...

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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