[COPY] --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN --- [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch. [COPY] [COPY] Filename: package/.../microcode_ctl/microcode_ctl.desc [COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2012 The OpenSDE Project [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf [COPY] [COPY] More information can be found in the files COPYING and README. [COPY] [COPY] This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify [COPY] it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by [COPY] the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the [COPY] GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING. [COPY] --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END --- [I] Intel Microcode Update Utility [T] The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the IA32 microcode driver [T] written by Tigran Aivazian . The utility has two uses: [T] [T] * it decodes and sends new microcode to the kernel driver to be uploaded [T] to Intel IA32 processors. (Pentium Pro, PII, PIII, Pentium 4, Celeron, [T] Xeon etc - all P6 and above, which does NOT include pentium classics). [T] It also supports processors of the x86_64 architecture. [T] * it signals the kernel driver to release any buffers it may hold [T] [T] The microcode update is volatile and needs to be uploaded on each system [T] boot i.e. it doesn't reflash your cpu permanently, reboot and it reverts [T] back to the old microcode. [A] simon@urbanmyth.org [M] The OpenSDE Community [U] http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/ [C] base/development [R] + x86 x86-64 [L] GPL [S] Stable [V] 1.17 [P] X -----5---9 102.800 [D] 1896332001 microcode_ctl-1.17.tar.gz http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/