Re: Processor microcode update packages
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012, Eric Valette wrote:
> On 29/09/2012 03:46, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> >1. No html, please.
> >
> >non-initrd is supported. Read the package documentation for the details.
>
> I did. I do not want to compile microcode tool as a module because
Currently using microcode as a module is indeed the best choice, as it
covers all reasonably common user cases and works right for all supported
Linux kernel versions.
If you want to use non-modular, built-in microcode, the documentation of
iucode-tool does explain how to trigger the microcode reload after boot. You
will have to add it to your system yourself.
Feel free to write a new initscript and propose it as a wishlist bug to be
added to /usr/share/doc/.../examples. If you do, I will add it at the next
upload.
> So it does not work for people compiling their own kernel and not
> using modules (when you tailor your kernel for a given machine,
> modules are just slowing the boot process and do not bring
> anything).
It does not work out-of-the-box. Which is fine as far as I am concerned,
you did not get a custom kernel without initramfs support out-of-the-box
either. And that happens to be the _only_ setup which is not supported
out-of-the-box.
--
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where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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