Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-18 Thread Mick
On Thursday, 18 July 2019 13:33:36 BST Corbin wrote: > On 7/17/19 3:51 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > > pti=0 ibrs=0 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 if the microcode > > update is applied pti=0 ibrs=2 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 on > > older processors that can disable indirect br

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-18 Thread Corbin
On 7/17/19 3:51 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > pti=0 ibrs=0 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 if the microcode update > is applied > pti=0 ibrs=2 ibpb=1 retp=1 -> fix variant #1 #2 on older processors that > can disable indirect branch prediction without microcode updates > > Note: A m

[gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-17 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2019-07-17 07:46, Corbin wrote: > My kernel version : 4.19.59 > > Please note that I am using the "experimental" USE FLAG for > "sys-kernel/gentoo-sources". > > CPU selected is "AMD Piledriver" > > Also, I am using the latest firmware for "sys-kernel/linux-firmware" ( > 20190712:0 ). > > Ke

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-16 Thread Mick
On Monday, 15 July 2019 22:18:12 BST Ian Zimmerman wrote: > UH-OH, Self-followup: > > On 2019-07-14 21:30, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > > I find it odd that there is apparently no central way to track which > > firmwares are being loaded without a debugging kernel. > > > > The relevant messages in linu

[gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-15 Thread Ian Zimmerman
UH-OH, Self-followup: On 2019-07-14 21:30, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > I find it odd that there is apparently no central way to track which > firmwares are being loaded without a debugging kernel. > > The relevant messages in linux/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c are > all dev_dbg(), which as I u

[gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-14 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2019-07-13 19:06, Mick wrote: > > If linux-firmware is emerged with the savedconfig use flag, then > > only the firmware not deleted from the config file is left. > > Yes. I used to do this, but gave up after a while. I find it odd that there is apparently no central way to track which firmw

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-13 Thread Mick
On Saturday, 13 July 2019 02:13:00 BST Adam Carter wrote: > grep fam /proc/cpuinfo > > -> 21 = 15h > -> 22 = 16h Yep, here's the laptop: $ grep fam -m1 /proc/cpuinfo cpu family : 21 and here's the dekstop: $ grep fam -m1 /proc/cpuinfo cpu family : 21 -- Regards, Mick signature.a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-13 Thread Mick
Thank you both, for your replies. On Saturday, 13 July 2019 01:56:30 BST Adam Carter wrote: > > > $ dmesg | grep -i micro > > > [0.622441] [drm] Loading ARUBA Microcode > > > [5.763242] [drm] Loading hainan Microcode > > > [6.653025] microcode: CPU0: patch_level=0x06001119 > > > [6

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-12 Thread Adam Carter
grep fam /proc/cpuinfo -> 21 = 15h -> 22 = 16h

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-12 Thread Adam Carter
> > $ dmesg | grep -i micro > > [0.622441] [drm] Loading ARUBA Microcode > > [5.763242] [drm] Loading hainan Microcode > > [6.653025] microcode: CPU0: patch_level=0x06001119 > > [6.657962] microcode: CPU1: patch_level=0x06001119 > > [6.658890] microcode: CPU2: patch_level=0x0600

[gentoo-user] Re: AMD microcode updates - where are they?!

2019-07-12 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2019-07-12 13:18, Mick wrote: > $ dmesg | grep -i micro > [0.622441] [drm] Loading ARUBA Microcode > [5.763242] [drm] Loading hainan Microcode > [6.653025] microcode: CPU0: patch_level=0x06001119 > [6.657962] microcode: CPU1: patch_level=0x06001119 > [6.658890] microcode: CP