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by marcan_42 1676 days ago
You can't add much to a CPU via microcode. The space of what updates can do is extremely limited, with a limited amount of patch RAM and patch registers. It's designed to fix bugs. You're arguing against fixing bugs in proprietary software you're already running.
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So why don't CPU vendor open source their microcode? Secrets... ok, let's use the ones which have no secrets.
Good luck with that...