[mbakke]

I believe that argument is based on the same FUD that I addressed here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29290087

...at least, I don't see any such code in the actual deblobbing script: https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/5.15....

edit: since you called linux-libre a "fork", I feel compelled to point out that Linux-Libre is just the vanilla Linux kernel with that script applied. No more, no less.

[seoaeu]

I'm sorry, but this (and a bunch of other similar blocks) seem pretty intentional...

    # Do no recommend non-Free microcode update.
    announce X86_LOCAL_APIC - Undocumented
    clean_blob arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
    clean_kconfig arch/x86/Kconfig X86_LOCAL_APIC
    clean_mk CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile

[pxc]

If the kernel can't load it without code changes and recompilation, due to the de-blobbing process, it doesn't make much sense to recommend to users that they load it.

[marcan_42]

You can often also update your microcode by updating your BIOS/firmware.

[pxc]

That's a good point! Adjusting the message to direct people down that route rather than simply removing it seems like a good idea.