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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] x86, microcode: Make reload interface per system
On 06/20/2012 04:23 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 04:10:18PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> I'm wondering about the new format... it seems to potentially make it
>> harder to do the proper retaining of compatible CPU microcodes.
>
> .. and if you don't split the blob, you have all the ucode patches in
> one package. So are there any advantages in splitting the single blob?
>

Not that I know of. IMO the driver can, and should, be the one doing
the pruning.

-hpa



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