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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86/microcode: support for microcode update

from [H. Peter Anvin] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86/microcode: support for microcode update in Xen dom0
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:11:17 -0800
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Note: Xen may not have devices, but it is already using multiboot to load multiple modules. It could load the microcode blob that way.
That would enable an earlier loading of microcode, which is a very good thing. 

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