linux-kernel - Re: early microcode on amd is broken when no initramfs provided

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Message-ID: <20130716170055.GG4402@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:00:55 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Johannes Hirte <johannes.hirte@....tu-ilmenau.de>
Cc:	Jacob Shin <jacob.shin@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jacob Shin <jacob.w.shin@...il.com>
Subject: Re: early microcode on amd is broken when no initramfs provided

On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 11:05:25PM +0200, Johannes Hirte wrote:
> config is attached

Ok, I can reproduce the hang with your config but even with:

$ grep MICROCODE .config
# CONFIG_MICROCODE is not set
# CONFIG_MICROCODE_INTEL_EARLY is not set
# CONFIG_MICROCODE_AMD_EARLY is not set

which means, it cannot be microcode-related.

And I'd bet if you wait a minute (yep, it should be exactly 60 seconds)
the boot would probably continue. And if so, this is that 60 sec delay
where the kernel tries to find firmware.

Hmm...

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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