Subject: Re: micro-code and PCI
To: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@sibyte.com>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 07/27/2000 13:16:20
On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 10:12:55AM -0700, Chris G. Demetriou wrote:
> eeh@turbolinux.com (Eduardo Horvath) writes:
> > Usually, microcode is compiled into the kernel.  How big is this microcode
> > image?
> 
> That really depends on the device; see esh/eshconfig, for instance.
> 
> 
> in general, if it's not needed to boot, then it's not clear to me that
> it should be in the kernel.  ("why blow the wired space, when you
> don't have to.")

Um, because it's almost impossible to do it securely any other way?

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Thor Lancelot Simon	                                      tls@rek.tjls.com
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