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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Where is CONFIG_MICROCODE gone in kernel 4.4.6-gentoo?
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:36:47
Message-Id: 20160430103628.2f09982a@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Where is CONFIG_MICROCODE gone in kernel 4.4.6-gentoo? by Mick
1 On Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:24:43 +0100, Mick wrote:
2
3 > Yes, I got (almost) the same and it shows that MICROCODE is a top level
4 > module, but I can't see it when I walk through the 'Processor type and
5 > features' contents. Fine, my eyesight is not what it used to be, but
6 > it can't be this bad! :p
7 >
8 > Symbol: MICROCODE [=n]
9 > Type : boolean
10 > Prompt: CPU microcode loading support
11 > Location:
12 > (1) -> Processor type and features
13 ^
14 > Defined at arch/x86/Kconfig:1125
15 > Depends on: (CPU_SUP_AMD [=y] || CPU_SUP_INTEL [=y]) &&
16 > BLK_DEV_INITRD Selects: FW_LOADER [=y]
17 >
18 > I built this 4.4.6 kernel with oldconfig, so it *should* retain
19 > previously selected modules, like MICROCODE. Either way, why would it
20 > not show in menuconfig, if a search says it is?
21
22 What happens when you press 1?
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25 --
26 Neil Bothwick
27
28 DOS never says "EXCELLENT command or filename"...

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Re: [gentoo-user] Where is CONFIG_MICROCODE gone in kernel 4.4.6-gentoo? Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>