[meta-intel] [Patch v2 6/7] core-image-minimal-initramfs: extend to support early microcode loading

Hart, Darren darren.hart at intel.com
Fri Jul 18 10:59:33 PDT 2014


On 7/17/14, 15:27, "Kamble, Nitin A" <nitin.a.kamble at intel.com> wrote:

>> >+IMAGE_FSTYPES_meta-intel = "cpio.gz.ucode"
>> >--
>> >1.8.1.4
>> >
>> 
>> 
>> Hrm.... A meta-intel override... Do we need to introduce a layer
>>override,
>> or would the intel-common overrides be sufficient? It would reduce the
>> complexity a bit.
>> 
>I have renamed the override to intel-common now.

Well, what about the comment below?

>
>Nitin
>
>> I do see the value in the layer override though as it applies to the
>>BSPs
>> that are not yet intel-common - or won't ever be.

If you use the intel common overrides, then machines that don't share a
common kernel cannot have microcode support? That seems overly restrictive
to me.

>> 
>> So..
>> 
>> Acked-by: Darren Hart <dvhart at linux.intel.com>
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Darren Hart					Open Source Technology
>> Center
>> darren.hart at intel.com				            Intel Corporation
>> 
>
>


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Darren Hart					Open Source Technology Center
darren.hart at intel.com				            Intel Corporation




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