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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-08 19:44:24 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-08 19:44:24 +0000 |
commit | 22d613e1149cf31e00a1a65baed724b22e30b1f7 (patch) | |
tree | bf6c4c25cf662a8f3206df0b9b0645277b44fbf0 /debian/NEWS | |
parent | Adding upstream version 3.20240116.2. (diff) | |
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Adding debian version 3.20240116.2.debian/3.20240116.2
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0780d06 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +amd64-microcode (3.20230808.1) unstable; urgency=high + + This release requires *either* new-enough system firmware, *or* a + recent-enough Linux kernel to properly work on AMD Genoa and Bergamo + processors. + + The firmware requirement is AGESA 1.0.0.8 or newer. + + The Linux kernel requirement is a group of patches that are already + present in the Linux stable/LTS trees since versions: v4.19.289, + v5.4.250, v5.10.187, v5.15.120, v6.1.37, v6.3.11 and v6.4.1. These + patches are also present in Linux v6.5-rc1. + + -- Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:32:37 -0300 + +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 |