Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:35:33 -0400 From: Joseph Mingrone <jrm@FreeBSD.org> To: Marius Strobl <marius@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: d12bc36e7698 - main - cpu-microcode-intel: Add knobs for RC RUN_DEPENDS and split files Message-ID: <867cmld31m.fsf@phe.ftfl.ca> In-Reply-To: <202311092025.3A9KPJhe049861@gitrepo.freebsd.org> (Marius Strobl's message of "Thu, 9 Nov 2023 20:25:19 GMT") References: <202311092025.3A9KPJhe049861@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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--=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain On Thu, 2023-11-09 at 20:25, Marius Strobl <marius@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > The branch main has been updated by marius: > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=d12bc36e7698f3737de1ac228bd49eab10cf1bb0 > commit d12bc36e7698f3737de1ac228bd49eab10cf1bb0 > Author: Marius Strobl <marius@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2023-11-09 20:20:53 +0000 > Commit: Marius Strobl <marius@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2023-11-09 20:20:53 +0000 > cpu-microcode-intel: Add knobs for RC RUN_DEPENDS and split files > Split UCODE files as well as dependency on sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc > are only required for use with cpucontrol(8) and update method two > respectively. The first method needs neither so we can spare a few > MiB and a superfluous port. > Given that the automatic update method one is superior, the RC knob > should be deprecated and removed eventually. At that point, split > UCODE files still will be useful for developers and if users want > to update the microcode without a reboot (but otherwise rely on the > loader for automatic updates, i. e. method one). For the reasons you described, I proposed removing the RC script for the Intel CPU microcode updates [1]. However, there was a reasonable argument for keeping it. As you say, users may still want to update their Intel CPU microcode this way because updates can be applied on a running system without requiring downtime for a reboot. With your commit, I think we have a good compromise. Users who really want to save a bit of space and have one fewer port installed can turn off these two knobs. Maybe we could make that the default. Joe [1] See the comments in https://reviews.freebsd.org/D32349 for details. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQKkBAEBCgCOFiEEVbCTpybDiFVxIrrVNqQMg7DW754FAmVSUFZfFIAAAAAALgAo aXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3BlbnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldDU1 QjA5M0E3MjZDMzg4NTU3MTIyQkFENTM2QTQwQzgzQjBENkVGOUUQHGpybUBmcmVl YnNkLm9yZwAKCRA2pAyDsNbvnoYgD/9nCSA87UqKTVwTuRUfJy9kWW7l/+ZW/r7S gjvfk85Gp4bRKw/re1GmQJ8srVaJJm9U4QGI94C7bSl2SIPWFYEoPI9xrLEUKKCT 4WTa76uSt3jvp4pFJhZDBu2d91ztxTIRAWXbOT0Tcx78JbL4ffJlGbsj7yYNBoer xMCQbkXrCoUaiQ9WSIf7CbtD+RNhbpTHFOoLvUYMJ3wlWF93ExBHHi0//TG5hm2a S6uHs1vVEQoHm3aDBAfuEVKENqgAr1GCGUZovLvzcbjmX1NF30RnMlZMryiHQqEG jrCjPrCklboSE6CMPbkI20ZavbFvYUU8/LpJoAB5s4GOwesMdlIw2MeJMJXfPfQs bg7sTc/n6ByCrO/YoATbBJgPAz/dF2dFL5x2WzAHiaDluFtIw6BgAO+V3bipSml5 Ci0HR4Nu8FEcZkwmFWIlIt7BpW5bFCSVtf4EQaowwVvtAND9kKl250YaYSTtjtJV X4XNLwvLn/r+FcYxKp4y/ecp3sE7129U2vahwtT+iO5nDdUtosoW0FrKnqiZp7Lu 5PQTh64f+fueMeQrh2Zlmeb3WQVkY3sZE4mCXPwKHh8lXDjWJZ1EvkDsKQmc+vBP AACtZFE8gbD9DjgzOs+TP3zC6BmiBJFTtav9YbrHLPRdVY85TUMdaxDR0bYSd9gf nvGFzYss5w== =KwXL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--
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