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

[Kamble, Nitin A]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hart, Darren
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 11:00 AM
> To: Kamble, Nitin A; meta-intel at yoctoproject.org; Zanussi, Tom;
> richard.purdie at linuxfoundation.org; Burton, Ross
> Subject: Re: [Patch v2 6/7] core-image-minimal-initramfs: extend to support
> early microcode loading
> 
> 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.
I am not clear what is the concern here. 

> 
> 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.


I don't see this restricting it in anyway. 

People who want to use custom kernel will need to ensure they have early
microcode driver enabled in the kernel.

Nitin


> 
> >>
> >> 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 at intel.com				            Intel Corporation
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