Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:31:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39763 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201210180231.q9I2VrQv021457@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler (src,ports committer) Date: Thu Oct 18 02:31:53 2012 New Revision: 39763 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39763 Log: Add some details about how to install Intel microcode updates. Approved by: bcr Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Wed Oct 17 04:50:20 2012 (r39762) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Thu Oct 18 02:31:53 2012 (r39763) @@ -2231,6 +2231,25 @@ <para>&man.smp.4; has more details.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> + + <qandaentry> + <question> + <para>What is microcode? + How do I install &intel; CPU microcode updates?</para> + </question> + + <answer> + <para>Microcode is a method of programmatically + implementating hardware level instructions. This allows + for CPU bugs to be fixed without replacing the on board chip.</para> + + <para> + Install <filename role="package">sysutils/devcpu-data</filename>, + then add:</para> + <programlisting>microcode_update_enable="YES"</programlisting> + <para>to <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename></para> + </answer> + </qandaentry> </qandaset> </sect1>
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