Commits on Jun 28, 2017

1. linux-firmware: Install microcode for AMD processors …

   > This package contains microcode patches for all AMD AMD64
   > processors.  AMD releases microcode patches to correct
   > processor behavior as documented in the respective processor
   > revision guides.
   
   [1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/amd-ucode

   

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2. linux-firmware: Update version from commit b141345 to 7d2c913

   

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3. intel-microcode: Add version 20170511 …

   > This package contains updated system processor microcode for
   > Intel i686 and Intel X86-64 processors.  Intel releases microcode
   > updates to correct processor behavior as documented in the
   > respective processor specification updates.
   
   Download the archive from [1].
   
   The Linux module will load the file. It’s recommended to do that in
   initramfs.
   
   From *[WARNING] Intel Skylake/Kaby Lake processors: broken
   hyper-threading* [2]:
   
   > Skylake:
   >
   > If your processor model (listed in /proc/cpuinfo) is 78 or 94, and
   > the stepping is 3, install the non-free "intel-microcode" package
   > with base version 3.20170511.1, and reboot the system.  THIS IS
   > THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION FOR THESE SYSTEMS, AS IT FIXES OTHER
   > PROCESSOR ISSUES AS WELL.
   
   [1] https://downloadcenter.intel.com/search?keyword=linux+microcode
   [2] #420

   

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