[coreboot] [AMD/fam15h] coreboots update_microcode is NOT working, and I know why

[Arthur Heymans]

Mike Banon <mikebdp2 at gmail.com> writes:

> Before borrowing update_microcode.c for our family15tn, we need to
> somehow figure out if its even working for that "
> family_10h-family_15h ". If you go to the root directory with coreboot
> sources, and issue ' find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep
> "cpu_microcode_bins" ' command, you'll see that cpu_microcode_bins
> variable is defined ONLY for various Intel CPUs, and even one VIA CPU,
> but never for the AMD CPUs !
>
The amd microcode is included differently, by including it as a
cbfs-file(s) directly. See cpu/amd/family_10h-family_15h/Makefile.inc.

> So I have no idea if this update_microcode.c for AMD has been ever
> tested, because there is no "cpu_microcode_bins" variable defined even
> for "10h/15h" family, and its essential for this update mechanism to
> work : if "cpu_microcode_bins" isnt defined, microcode_amd_fam15h.bin
> isnt included, and update_microcode.c is either never launched or
> gives an error
>
It is tested and the update is done quite early on to make sure the CPU
operates properly before done any other initialization.

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Arthur Heymans