[PATCH] build in microcode driver on x86

Bill Nottingham notting at redhat.com
Wed Jan 14 18:17:38 UTC 2009


It doesn't really gain anything from being static, aside from requiring
odd udev rules and/or init scripts to load it.

Bill

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Index: config-x86-generic
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/extras/rpms/kernel/devel/config-x86-generic,v
retrieving revision 1.60
diff -u -r1.60 config-x86-generic
--- config-x86-generic	13 Jan 2009 21:22:54 -0000	1.60
+++ config-x86-generic	14 Jan 2009 18:16:20 -0000
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 CONFIG_I8K=m
 CONFIG_SONYPI=m
 CONFIG_SONYPI_COMPAT=y
-CONFIG_MICROCODE=m
+CONFIG_MICROCODE=y
 CONFIG_X86_MSR=m
 CONFIG_X86_CPUID=m
 CONFIG_EDD=m
Index: config-x86_64-generic
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/extras/rpms/kernel/devel/config-x86_64-generic,v
retrieving revision 1.63
diff -u -r1.63 config-x86_64-generic
--- config-x86_64-generic	13 Jan 2009 21:22:54 -0000	1.63
+++ config-x86_64-generic	14 Jan 2009 18:16:20 -0000
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # CONFIG_IA32_AOUT is not set
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_DEBUG is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA=y
-CONFIG_MICROCODE=m
+CONFIG_MICROCODE=y
 CONFIG_SWIOTLB=y
 CONFIG_CALGARY_IOMMU=y
 CONFIG_CALGARY_IOMMU_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT=y


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