Re: amd64: svs

[John Klos <john%ziaspace.com@localhost>]

> It looks like two of the Dell machines I use have BIOS updates that 
> include the new microcode, but I don't know when it'll be available for 
> the other machines I use. The standalone microcode update at 
> https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27337/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File 
> is dated 20171117, and from what I've read, does not contain the latest 
> changes.

FWIW, Intel updated their microcode on 8-Jan-2018:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27431/

I can't find any documentation which shows what exactly is fixed for each 
family of processors.

I'm not updating my BIOSes for now because using intel-microcode-netbsd 
package lets me easily make before-and-after comparisons. Plus, many of 
the BIOS updates I've seen don't say what Intel updates they use - you 
have to run cpuctl yourself afterwards to see...

John