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by altairprime 21 days ago
https://github.com/intel/intel-linux-processor-microcode-dat...

  $ echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload
Hot-swappable, even. TIL!
1 comments
xxs 20 days ago
of course, it's hot-swap material, the microcode is 1st deployed by the bios, then the OS can apply changes as well.

Just that it's writable by $ (not #) feels awkward.

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altairprime 20 days ago
> Of course it’s hot-swap

Microcode updates like this didn’t exist when I first learned sysadmin, so I guess I don’t take such things for granted, sorry!

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