[coreboot] microcode updates

Scott Duplichan scott at notabs.org
Tue Jul 8 20:26:12 CEST 2014


ron minnich [mailto:rminnich at gmail.com]  wrote:

]you can  no longer update microcode after the kernel boots
](on modern Intel CPUs). It has to happen before you do Cache
]As Ram in many cases, or you'll get some pretty unpleasant 
]consequences.
]
]ron
]
][...]

While I am no expert on recent Intel processors, it appears
Intel still distributes patch packages for OS use (goo.gl/ffLdyq)
and Linux still applies them (goo.gl/oaBvdE).

Thanks,
Scott





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