Freeze exception request for intel-microcode and amd64-microcode
References: bugs #690285 and #690286
The versions of both intel-microcode and amd64-microcode currently in Wheezy
can trigger a nasty bug in initramfs-tools that renders the system
unbootable. The packages in unstable work around this issue.
The bug will only happen when $TMPDIR (usually /tmp) is mounted noexec at
the time "update-initramfs" is run. While this is quite unusual, it did hit
one user (bug #689301).
In addition to the changes fixing that issue, the intel-microcode package
also contains a new upstream release. Intel issued a microcode hotfix for
all current i5/i7/Xeon processors in 2012-10-01. Due to the very unusual
nature of this microcode update (it is labeled "20120606-v2" by Intel, a
strong hint that it is fixing mishaps in the microcode release currently in
Wheezy), and the inclusion of microcode updates even to very high-end Xeon
E7 processors, it is likely fixing something very relevant.
The packages have been 20 days in unstable already, without any issues
reported.
Please consider unblocking intel-microcode (#690286) and amd64-microcode
(#690285).
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Henrique Holschuh
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