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Bug 551070 - sys-apps/microcode-data updates not being applied for intel microcode
Summary: sys-apps/microcode-data updates not being applied for intel microcode
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: AMD64 Linux
: Normal major (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Reported: 2015-06-03 11:33 UTC by Vivek Shah
Modified: 2015-06-06 18:15 UTC (History)
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Description Vivek Shah 2015-06-03 11:33:15 UTC 
The update of microcode-data and then an application of microcode_ctl does not update the microcode for intel microcode

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Update microcode-data
2. Restart microcode_ctl
3. Check output of dmesg | grep microcode
Actual Results:  
The microcode version is not updated, the one on the BIOS is present

Expected Results:  
The microcode version should be updated.

razorblade ~ # dmesg | grep microcode
[    2.275971] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277185] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277216] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277240] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277293] microcode: CPU4 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277318] microcode: CPU5 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277343] microcode: CPU6 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277365] microcode: CPU7 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277421] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba
[   39.377880] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 removed.
[  573.879224] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879254] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879281] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879297] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879314] microcode: CPU4 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879330] microcode: CPU5 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879355] microcode: CPU6 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879372] microcode: CPU7 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879409] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba
[  573.899339] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 removed.
razorblade ~ # eix microcode-data
[I] sys-apps/microcode-data
     Available versions:  20140430 ~20140624 ~20140913 20150121
     Installed versions:  20150121(12:54:12 PM 06/03/2015)
     Homepage:            http://inertiawar.com/microcode/ https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=24661
     Description:         Intel IA32 microcode update data

razorblade ~ # /etc/init.d/microcode_ctl restart
 * Updating microcode ...                                                [ ok ]
razorblade ~ # dmesg | grep microcode
[    2.275971] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277185] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277216] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277240] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277293] microcode: CPU4 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277318] microcode: CPU5 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277343] microcode: CPU6 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277365] microcode: CPU7 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[    2.277421] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba
[   39.377880] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 removed.
[  573.879224] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879254] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879281] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879297] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879314] microcode: CPU4 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879330] microcode: CPU5 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879355] microcode: CPU6 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879372] microcode: CPU7 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  573.879409] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba
[  573.899339] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 removed.
[  621.236475] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236534] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236551] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236565] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236582] microcode: CPU4 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236598] microcode: CPU5 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236613] microcode: CPU6 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236630] microcode: CPU7 sig=0x306c3, pf=0x2, revision=0x1c
[  621.236667] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba
[  621.255957] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 removed.
Comment 1 Vivek Shah 2015-06-06 18:15:39 UTC 
Sorry about the bug report. I had the latest microcode version (0x1c) for my processor type in the BIOS so there was nothing to be updated from the microcode-data package.