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

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 06/21/2012 02:58 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:24:35AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> This thing is not installed on my machine, nor would I have know
>> to look for it. Nor does apt-cache search iucode_tool suggest any
>> package.
>>
>> IOW fail.
> 
> FWIW, if we agree that we need a userspace tool for massaging Intel's
> ucode, it should be in tools/ and it should be very easy to install even
> on a distro which doesn't distribute it.
> 
> Emphasis on the initial "if", of course.
> 
> I'd very much prefer tool-less ucode application.
> 

We're working on fixing that, however, we want to close on the early
ucode stuff and have it work first before we make any changes.

	-hpa

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