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From: "Taiidan@×××.com" <Taiidan@×××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] AMD microcode problem - Fam15h ( FYI )
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:52:48
Message-Id: 97832f21-b274-7d27-77ec-12bf1f905254@gmx.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] AMD microcode problem - Fam15h ( FYI ) by Corbin Bird
1 On 05/26/2018 07:51 AM, Corbin Bird wrote:
2
3 > On 05/25/2018 08:50 PM, Adam Carter wrote:
4 >> > For me dmesg says;
5 >> > [    1.538275] microcode: CPU0: patch_level=0x06000852
6 >> >
7 >> > but i still have lwp in /proc/cpuinfo. Are you at 0x06000852 ?
8 >> .
9 >> This is my dmesg output :
10 >> .
11 >> [    1.111448] microcode: microcode updated early to new
12 >> patch_level=0x06000852
13 >>
14 >>
15 >> Ok then it looks like the mno-lwp is responsible for lwp's absence in
16 >> your /proc/cpuinfo.
17 >>
18 >> FWIW, no stability problems for me so far. (FX-8350 + 4.16.11).
19 >>
20 > .
21 > I should have clarified ... the '-mno-lwp' was added as a result of the
22 > comparison of the two /proc/cpuinfo files.I was very curious about WHAT
23 > exactly the microcode update did.
24 >
25 > The CPU I am using is a FX-9590.
26 >
27 > Question : Is there a PSP in your CPU?
28
29 Bulldozer/piledriver CPUs like the FX series and their corresponding
30 G34/C32 opterons don't have PSP - they are the last and best owner
31 controlled x86_64 CPU's and for now can still play the latest games at
32 max settings (even supports playing in a VM via IOMMU :D)
33 The 8350 and 93xx CPU's are pretty much the same the niners are just
34 better binned to support the uber OC's
35
36 You can have a 100% blob free owner controlled libre firmware
37 workstation/server with the KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 which is the best option
38 for those who need to run x86 and thus can't get a talos or some other
39 power workstation.

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