Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:07:59 -0700 | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Subject | Re: Linux* Processor Microcode Data File |
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On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:03:11 +0100 "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <cate@cateee.net> wrote:
> > > > there are various cases where microcode is needed (for example, when > > you hotplug a new cpu); request_firmware() is just the right way to > > do such things, and an initscript is just the wrong way > > I don't agree ;-) > I agree that request_firmware method is better than init.d scripts, > but not that it is the right things. microcodes should be loaded at > very beginning of boot process, so by BIOS, by GRUB or on hotpug > event by request_firmware.
... and how do you do CPU hotplug then ?
> BTW: why do we have microcode loading modular?
only the legacy initscript part is modular afaik.
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