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SubjectRe: [PATCH] perf/x86: check ucode before disabling PEBS on SandyBridge
On 06/13/2012 01:32 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-06-12 at 21:49 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>>
>> But why, do you see a better option for how to tell the kernel to load a
>> binary blob early at boot?
>
> built it in? There's this feature where you can included firmware blobs
> in the kernel image. It has all the benefits of initrd, since the only
> time I ever would update initrd if used it, would be when I install a
> new kernel, which I just built anyway.
>

You know you can build in an initramfs blob in the kernel, right? In
fact, there always is one there even if you don't create it explicitly.

Problem solved, methinks.

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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