[meta-intel] [PATCH 2/2] meta-intel.inc: allow disabling of Intel microcode

[Kamble, Nitin A]

Tom,
  There is an issue with this commit. I will send another commit for this
purpose.

Thanks,
Nitin


On 9/17/14, 12:44 PM, "Kamble, Nitin A" <nitin.a.kamble at intel.com> wrote:

>From: Nitin A Kamble <nitin.a.kamble at intel.com>
>
>As per request from Tom, allow disabling of the Intel microcode
>feature for meta-intel BSPs.
>
>If one adds this line to local.conf while build a meta-intel BSP,
>the microcode feature will be disabled for the build target.
>
>DISABLE_INTEL_MICROCODE = "1"
>
>Signed-off-by: Nitin A Kamble <nitin.a.kamble at intel.com>
>---
> conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc | 9 +++++----
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc
>b/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc
>index f43903e..e8134a7 100644
>--- a/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc
>+++ b/conf/machine/include/meta-intel.inc
>@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ XSERVER_X86_MATROX_MGA = "xf86-video-mga \
> 
> XSERVER_X86_ASPEED_AST = "xf86-video-ast \
>            "
>-
>+# if not disabled,
> # include the user space intel microcode loading support in the
>generated images.
>-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS_append = " intel-microcode iucode-tool"
>+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS_append = "${@[' intel-microcode
>iucode-tool', ''][d.getVar('DISABLE_INTEL_MICROCODE', True) != '1']}"
> 
>-# For the early boot time kernel microcode loading support,
>+# if not disabled,
>+# for the early boot time kernel microcode loading support,
> # merge the microcode data in the final initrd image.
>-INITRD_prepend = "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/microcode.cpio "
>+INITRD_prepend = "${@['${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/microcode.cpio ',
>''][d.getVar('DISABLE_INTEL_MICROCODE', True) != '1']}"
>-- 
>1.8.1.4
>