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diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..433ac3f --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +amd64-microcode (2.20141028.1) unstable; urgency=medium + + This release drops support for automatically applying microcode updates + without a reboot. The microcode updates can still be applied without a + reboot through manual action of the system administrator. + + This is a defensive measure. At this time, there are no reported + issues caused by the AMD microcode update itself when done outside of + the boot process. + + However, updating only on boot works around a very elusive issue in + the Linux kernel microcode update driver for AMD processors, which + may or may not have been fixed in the latest stable/long-term + kernels. + + It is now possible to configure how the amd64-microcode package should + behave through the /etc/default/amd64-microcode file. By default, it + will install microcode update support to the initramfs only when + running in a system with an AMD processor. + + -- Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:17:30 -0200 |