the following patch was just integrated into master: commit 5ce14f0d4fd6714cec3f288bad767f5a87dc93a9 Author: Alexandru Gagniuc mr.nuke.me@gmail.com Date: Fri Dec 6 23:14:54 2013 -0600
cpu/intel: Make all Intel CPUs load microcode from CBFS
The sequence to inject microcode updates is virtually the same for all Intel CPUs. The same function is used to inject the update in both CBFS and hardcoded cases, and in both of these cases, the microcode resides in the ROM. This should be a safe change across the board.
The function which loaded compiled-in microcode is also removed here in order to prevent it from being used in the future.
The dummy terminators from microcode need to be removed if this change is to work when generating microcode from several microcode_blob.c files, as is the case for older socketed CPUs. Removal of dummy terminators is done in a subsequent patch.
Change-Id: I2cc8220cc4cd4a87aa7fc750e6c60ccdfa9986e9 Signed-off-by: Alexandru Gagniuc mr.nuke.me@gmail.com
See http://review.coreboot.org/4495 for details.
-gerrit