Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:35:36 GMT From: Joseph Mingrone <jrm@FreeBSD.org> To: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 4d5a4efedb9a - main - sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc: Update pkg-descr and pkg-message Message-ID: <202402242035.41OKZaeC038591@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by jrm: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=4d5a4efedb9a6ffc05d102c8dfc155cc21800066 commit 4d5a4efedb9a6ffc05d102c8dfc155cc21800066 Author: Joseph Mingrone <jrm@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-02-23 18:19:06 +0000 Commit: Joseph Mingrone <jrm@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-02-24 20:34:14 +0000 sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc: Update pkg-descr and pkg-message - Note that the early loading is now available for AMD systems after 2024-02-22 src snapshot, 34467bd76. - Do not refer to old port names - Refer to sysutils/cpu-microcode-* so we are covered if any new CPU microcode ports are added to the tree Reviewed by: chs Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D44048 --- sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/Makefile | 2 +- sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in | 3 +++ sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/pkg-descr | 13 ++++++++++--- 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/Makefile b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/Makefile index 280f5fb3bc40..63270f72c088 100644 --- a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/Makefile +++ b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/Makefile @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ PORTNAME= microcode PORTVERSION= 1.0 -PORTREVISION= 1 +PORTREVISION= 2 CATEGORIES= sysutils MASTER_SITES= # none PKGNAMEPREFIX= cpu- diff --git a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in index 10c1816da5f7..85d9dc716ead 100644 --- a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in +++ b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/files/pkg-message.in @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ the CPU microcode on a FreeBSD system. The microcode update will be loaded when the system is rebooted. + AMD systems running FreeBSD prior to 2024-02-22 snapshot + 34467bd76 only support late loading. + 2. Late loading. This method, which does use the RC script included here, is enabled by diff --git a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/pkg-descr b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/pkg-descr index 815fa3126b0d..d37b5dcca7e3 100644 --- a/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/pkg-descr +++ b/sysutils/cpu-microcode-rc/pkg-descr @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ -An RC script for use with the cpuctl(4) microcode update facility to keep your -processor's firmware up-to-date. CPU microcode data must be installed from a -vendor. See sysutils/devcpu-data-amd and sysutils/devcpu-data-intel. +An RC script for one of two methods to update CPU microcode. + +Early loading, which does not require this RC script, is usually the preferred +method because updates are applied before the kernel performs CPU feature +detection. The other method, which requires this RC script, is late loading. +AMD systems running FreeBSD prior to 2024-02-22 snapshot 34467bd76 only support +late loading. + +CPU microcode data can be installed from one of the sysutils/cpu-microcode-* +ports.
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