Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: Intel microcode fixes | Date | 16 Nov 1998 13:31:26 GMT |
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Followup to: <199811160935.KAA25179@hertz.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de> By author: Uwe Bonnes <bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > I just found following announcement on the SCO anounncement group: > > SCO UnixWare 2.1.1 -2.1.3 > > > > Description: > > This SLS provides the proper microcode fixes to the system's Pentium Pro, > > Pentium II, Celeron, and Pentium II Xeon processors. > > How are these microcode fixes handled with Linux? >
Microcode fixes for Intel P6-core chips are uploaded to the CPU either by the BIOS, or by a driver. Linux obviously doesn't have a driver, which means it has to be done by the BIOS (usually shipped as part of the BIOS) or we have to get a driver.
The microcode update itself is delivered from Intel as a binary blob.
-hpa
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