[meta-intel] [PATCH 07/10] intel-earlyload-microcode-image.bb: new recipe for ealryload microcode image

[Kamble, Nitin A]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burton, Ross [mailto:ross.burton at intel.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 9:29 AM
> To: Kamble, Nitin A
> Cc: Zanussi, Tom; Hart, Darren; meta-intel at yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [meta-intel] [PATCH 07/10] intel-earlyload-microcode-image.bb:
> new recipe for ealryload microcode image
> 
> On 20 June 2014 19:52,  <nitin.a.kamble at intel.com> wrote:
> > +inherit core-image
> 
> Changing this to just inherit image should remove some of the cruft, but to
> be honest as this is literally just a cpio containing a single file, why not use
> cpio directly?
> 
> Ross

I did thought about it. I wanted to make the microcode blob available like an initrd, which if desired can be changed easily without touching the initrd file.

I will see if "inherit image" simplifies the recipe further here.

Thanks,
Nitin