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From: Corbin Bird <corbinbird@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Where are the AMD microcode updates for spectre?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 00:54:47
Message-Id: 815d1de3-20f9-dafc-facf-e8acfec8ab9c@charter.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Where are the AMD microcode updates for spectre? by Adam Carter
1 On 05/12/2018 07:21 PM, Adam Carter wrote:
2
3 > Gentoo does have the newer microcode blobs stashed on a server (
4 >
5 > somewhere ).
6 >
7 > That does pull in the blobs for :
8 >
9 > Fam10h ( microcode_amd.bin )
10 >
11 > Fam15h ( microcode_amd_fam15h.bin )
12 >
13 > Fam16h ( microcode_amd_fam16h.bin )
14 >
15 > Fam17h ( microcode_amd_fam17h.bin )
16 >
17 >
18 > These files haven't changed since at least late January, so no Spectre
19 > fixes yet.
20 >
21 .
22 This is odd.
23 And Microsoft is distributing the newest blobs through 'Windows Update'
24 for Windows 10 ( Microcode Loader )?
25 .
26 If the MB makers aren't updating their UEFI builds for CURRENT products,
27 how do we get hold of them?
28 .
29 Corbin

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