Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, microcode: Make reload interface per system

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Wed, 20 Jun 2012, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2012, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > Which means that
> > 
> > static enum ucode_state request_microcode_fw(int cpu, struct device *device)
> > {
> >         char name[30];
> > 
> > 	...
> > 
> >         sprintf(name, "intel-ucode/%02x-%02x-%02x",
> >                 c->x86, c->x86_model, c->x86_mask);
> > 
> > needs to be changed to the name of the microcode blob you guys use for
> > distributing and we can drop the OLD INTERFACE and there'll be no need
> > for userspace tools doing anything with the ucode patches.
> 
> Only if Intel will stop distributing that text crap and distribute the
> binary microcode already.

I mean, for as long as Intel continues distributing text files, we will
have use for an userspace tool to convert it to binary and conveniently
package it to users in a binary package for the distro.

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh
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