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Microcode updates are distributed as OS updates.
by angelsl 9y ago
Microcode updates are distributed as OS updates.
- orblivion 9y agoMaybe I'm using big words I don't understand. What is it that Lenovo and such are distributing as part of this? I know they're labeled as BIOS updates but I assumed it's more than that since the BIOS is a different component. EDIT: So looking into it, it seems that CPU microcode is indeed the firmware, and I presume that the firmware is where a fix such as the one released here would be. Somebody mentioned a Lenovo update elsewhere in comments. The recent ME updates required an update from Lenovo. I assumed the same would apply here but thankfully not. I wonder why the OS can't update ME firmware the same way.
- AnssiH 9y agoUpdated processor microcode has to be loaded to the processor on every boot, and this can be done either by the system BIOS/firmware or by the OS (or both).