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

To: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86/microcode: support for microcode update in Xen dom0
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:58:10 -0800
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On 02/02/2011 04:55 PM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> 
> But I'd really, really appreciate if someone from Intel [that actually cares
> for operating system support of microcode updates] could vouch that we're
> allowed to do that (convert their text packs to binary packs, merge
> microcodes from older packs with the new to have a single pack with all
> microcodes in their most up-to-date revision, and distribute the resulting
> binary packs) before I make the tool public.
> 

I'm trying to figure this stuff out already.

The actual conversion isn't a problem, obviously.

        -hpa

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