linux-kernel - Re: Builtin microcode does nothing..

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Message-ID: <9b5892a6-f23e-7c5c-0220-fdc89c70bd70@xs4all.nl>
Date:	Wed, 25 May 2016 15:48:51 +0200
From:	Jim Bos <jim876@...all.nl>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Builtin microcode does nothing..

On 05/25/2016 11:31 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 09:51:18AM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>> I'll ping you once I'm done testing here.
> 
> Ok, I've just uploaded a branch, it passes testing here.
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/bp/bp.git, branch tip-microcode
> 
> @Jim, I'd appreciate it if you ran it again, if you get a chance, to
> confirm everything is still ok.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Works fine here:

- no initrd.gz (simply all needed drivers builtin the main kernel)
- however, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y to keep option for initrd image
- intel ucode built-in kernel image

It also survives suspend/resume S2RAM cycle.

Thanks,

_
Jim