Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:16:55 +0000 | From | Sitsofe Wheeler <> | Subject | Re: Linux* Processor Microcode Data File |
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On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 10:43:57AM +0100, Dragoslav Zaric wrote:
> So, does new kernel versions just copy this microcode update file in > /etc/firmware folder or new > instructions are replaced in assembly code ?
The kernel doesn't load microcode automatically but it can provide a device to allow userspace to trigger a microcode update (via /dev/cpu/microcode ). On boot the patching process is normally started by an initscript. See http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/ for details.
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