Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 9 Mar 2009 15:34:50 +0000 | From | Sitsofe Wheeler <> | Subject | Re: Linux* Processor Microcode Data File |
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On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 08:11:09AM -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:16:55 +0000 > Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > The kernel doesn't load microcode automatically > > it does if you have the right format; the kernel uses > request_firmware() for this. > The microcode on the intel website is not ready for this yet, but we're > working hard to have future drops to be in the new format.
Wow so I was redundant AND wrong in the same email!
What motivated the switch to the generic request_firmware interface? Is it just less messy/faster than previous methods?
Additionally while I remember, is it worth updating the microcode on all machines? At present I have an EeePC 900 and it's unclear if it would benefit from a microcode update (but there's a definite cost to running the current initscript at boot).
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