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Feature #12052
closedDeliver microcode in separate packages
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% Done:
100%
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Medium
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Description
Microcode files are currently delivered as part of pkg:/system/kernel/platform
It would be useful if this was split out into system/microcode/intel
and system/microcode/amd
or similar, allowing administrators to roll back to previous microcode versions in case of problems.
Related issues
Updated by Andy Fiddaman about 3 years ago
- Blocked by Bug #11737: Some packages should have version-lock facets added
Updated by Andy Fiddaman about 3 years ago
Build, onu, check installed packages and microcode files:
bloody% pkg list -a | egrep 'microcode|kernel/platform' system/kernel/platform 0.5.11-151033.0 i-- system/microcode/amd 201203-151033.0 i-- system/microcode/intel 20191115-151033.0 i-- bloody% ls /platform/i86pc/ucode/ AuthenticAMD/ GenuineIntel/ bloody% ls /platform/i86pc/ucode/AuthenticAMD 1020-00 1062-00 3010-00 container 1022-00 1080-00 5010-00 equivalence-table 1041-00 1081-00 5020-00 1043-00 10A0-00 6012-00
Updated by Andy Fiddaman about 3 years ago
also, facets:
bloody% pkg facet -a | grep microcode version-lock.system/microcode/amd True system version-lock.system/microcode/intel True system
Updated by Electric Monk about 3 years ago
- Status changed from In Progress to Closed
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
git commit 225bb523619c438dceeb2c8314dd21e890ac110c
commit 225bb523619c438dceeb2c8314dd21e890ac110c Author: Andy Fiddaman <omnios@citrus-it.co.uk> Date: 2019-12-10T15:59:14.000Z 12052 Deliver microcode in separate packages Reviewed by: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> Reviewed by: John Levon <john.levon@joyent.com> Reviewed by: Randy Fishel <randyf@sibernet.com> Approved by: Dan McDonald <danmcd@joyent.com>
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