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| author | Chuck Silvers <chs@FreeBSD.org> | 2024-02-23 17:14:47 +0000 |
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| committer | Chuck Silvers <chs@FreeBSD.org> | 2024-02-23 17:29:13 +0000 |
| commit | 8972ab311c750984f6936ea93e80642beb7f792a (patch) | |
| tree | 219ff1a723285eb7ac470a48f323180d96bd56e9 /sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc | |
| parent | 54e4e7da702ab3e3d6b911423630b80e51f3b82d (diff) | |
Diffstat (limited to 'sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc')
| -rw-r--r-- | sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in | 21 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in index 8984694e5476..10c1816da5f7 100644 --- a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in +++ b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in @@ -4,23 +4,28 @@ This port includes an RC script, which is one of two methods to update the CPU microcode on a FreeBSD system. -1. The first method does not require the RC script included here and is - only supported with Intel processors. It is the preferred method, - because it ensures that any CPU features introduced by a microcode - update are visible to the kernel by applying the update before the - kernel performs CPU feature detection. +1. Early loading. + This method does not use the RC script included here. + This is the preferred method, because it ensures that any CPU features + added or removed by a microcode update are visible to the kernel by + applying the update before the kernel performs CPU feature detection. - To enable updates using the first method, add the following lines to + To enable updates using early loading, add the following lines to /boot/loader.conf: cpu_microcode_load="YES" + + and the appropriate one of these lines: + cpu_microcode_name="/boot/firmware/intel-ucode.bin" + cpu_microcode_name="/boot/firmware/amd-ucode.bin" The microcode update will be loaded when the system is rebooted. -2. The second method, which uses the RC script included here, can be - enabled by adding the following line to /etc/rc.conf: +2. Late loading. + This method, which does use the RC script included here, is enabled by + adding the following line to /etc/rc.conf: microcode_update_enable="YES" |
