Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932685Ab2FUJ6L (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:58:11 -0400 Received: from s15943758.onlinehome-server.info ([217.160.130.188]:51253 "EHLO mail.x86-64.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932535Ab2FUJ6J (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:58:09 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:58:07 +0200 From: Borislav Petkov To: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh , "Yu, Fenghua" , X86-ML , "H. Peter Anvin" , Ingo Molnar , Thomas Gleixner , LKML , Andreas Herrmann Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86, microcode: Make reload interface per system Message-ID: <20120621095807.GA6437@aftab.osrc.amd.com> References: <1340121811-4477-1-git-send-email-bp@amd64.org> <1340121811-4477-3-git-send-email-bp@amd64.org> <3E5A0FA7E9CA944F9D5414FEC6C7122007737623@ORSMSX105.amr.corp.intel.com> <20120619232857.GH5996@aftab.osrc.amd.com> <1340182778.21745.75.camel@twins> <20120620230856.GA4223@khazad-dum.debian.net> <1340267075.21745.155.camel@twins> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1340267075.21745.155.camel@twins> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 926 Lines: 29 On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:24:35AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > This thing is not installed on my machine, nor would I have know > to look for it. Nor does apt-cache search iucode_tool suggest any > package. > > IOW fail. FWIW, if we agree that we need a userspace tool for massaging Intel's ucode, it should be in tools/ and it should be very easy to install even on a distro which doesn't distribute it. Emphasis on the initial "if", of course. I'd very much prefer tool-less ucode application. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Advanced Micro Devices GmbH Einsteinring 24, 85609 Dornach GM: Alberto Bozzo Reg: Dornach, Landkreis Muenchen HRB Nr. 43632 WEEE Registernr: 129 19551 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/