x86/microcode update on systems without INITRD

From: Markus Trippelsdorf
Date: Thu Nov 19 2015 - 16:43:13 EST


It looks like the ability to update x86/microcode without using an
initrd was removed this merge window.

Why?

I've used "echo -n 1 >| /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload" in my
init script for years without any issues.

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Markus
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