Just rebooted, and dmesg still shows only microcode of first CPU core updated. All microcodes of all CPU cores updated again after the reinstallation of the "intel-microcode" package.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1423296 Title: Only one CPU core gets microcode updated Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: dmesg | grep -i microcode [ 0.000000] CPU0 microcode updated early to revision 0xa0b, date = 2010-09-28 [ 0.718229] microcode: CPU0 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa0b [ 0.718248] microcode: CPU1 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa07 [ 0.718266] microcode: CPU2 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa07 [ 0.718280] microcode: CPU3 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa07 [ 0.718286] microcode: CPU4 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa07 [ 0.718296] microcode: CPU5 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa07 [ 0.718308] microcode: CPU6 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa07 [ 0.718339] microcode: CPU7 sig=0x1067a, pf=0x40, revision=0xa07 [ 0.718441] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.00 <tig...@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>, Peter Oruba This is weird. All CPU cores showing same sig, but only one core's microcode updated? The machine has two physical CPUs, both are L5420, thus totally 8 CPU cores. --- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-18 (640 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130423.1) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. eth2 no wireless extensions. MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic root=UUID=56330447-beb4-4d99-9f44-9daa91c8ca80 ro quiet splash nmi_watchdog=0 nohz=off cgroup_disable=memory ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-30-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-30-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.134~gd~t Tags: trusty Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-07-24 (209 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 11/24/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0501 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: DSAN-DX dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xxG dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0501:bd11/24/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnDSAN-DX:rvrRev1.xxG:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1423296/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp