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authorLinus Torvalds2016-07-30 13:18:33 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds2016-07-30 13:18:33 -0700
commitd761f3ed6e71bcca724a6e9e39efcac65b7b4ac1 (patch)
treef7730c261782da30e402e396a1c87e15dbf68c3c /Documentation
parentb325e04ea21081439f0f3e7fe1117e883a9031d8 (diff)
parent4a1a8e1b8f9f37bdbba416eb0a5ff3f47d31cb28 (diff)
Merge branch 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 microcode updates from Thomas Gleixner: - more work to make the microcode loader robust - a fix for the micro code load precedence - fixes for initrd loading with randomized memory - less printk noise on SMP machines * 'x86-microcode-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86/asm, x86/microcode: Add __PAGE_OFFSET_BASE define on 32-bit x86/microcode/intel: Fix initrd loading with CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY=y x86/microcode: Remove unused symbol exports x86/microcode/intel: Do not issue microcode updates messages on each CPU Documentation/microcode: Document some aspects for more clarity x86/microcode/AMD: Make amd_ucode_patch[] static x86/microcode/intel: Unexport save_mc_for_early() x86/microcode/intel: Rename load_microcode_early() to find_microcode_patch() x86/microcode: Propagate save_microcode_in_initrd() retval x86/microcode: Get rid of find_cpio_data()'s dummy offset arg lib/cpio: Make find_cpio_data()'s offset arg optional x86/microcode: Fix suspend to RAM with builtin microcode x86/microcode: Fix loading precedence
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt b/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt
index c956d99cf1de..07749e7f3d50 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/early-microcode.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ Builtin microcode
=================
We can also load builtin microcode supplied through the regular firmware
-builtin method CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL. Here's an example:
+builtin method CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL. Only 64-bit is currently
+supported.
+
+Here's an example:
CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="intel-ucode/06-3a-09 amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam15h.bin"