Re: [lfs-support] Intel microcode updates adding confusion?

2018-01-13 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Paul Rogers wrote: Updating microcode can be a dangerous thing. I've never found a need to live on the bleeding edge of technology. I agree about bleeding edge issues, but leading edge is OK. My view is that rc releases and betas or earlier are bleeding edge and latest stable is leading

Re: [lfs-support] Intel microcode updates adding confusion?

2018-01-13 Thread Paul Rogers
> I don't have any love for general initrds, but using an initrd for > microcode allows early loading - for a few intel machines with buggy > microcode, that is the only available method. Sure, if it comes to that being necessary. Otherwise, I'll opt for late loading whenever possible. AFAICT,