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docs/ucode: Extend runtime microcode loading documentation
Extend the disclaimer about runtime loading. While we've done our best to make the mechaism reliable, the safety of late loading does ultimately depend on the contents of the blobs. Extend the xen-ucode portion with examples of how to use it. Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com> Reviewed-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com> Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com> Release-acked-by: Paul Durrant <paul@xen.org> --- CC: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@eu.citrix.com> CC: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@citrix.com> CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com> CC: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> CC: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org> CC: Wei Liu <wl@xen.org> CC: Julien Grall <julien@xen.org> CC: Paul Durrant <paul@xen.org>
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@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ modules to find any CPIO archives, and search the archive for the applicable
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file. Xen will stop searching at the first match.
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Run time microcode loading
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Runtime microcode loading
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.. warning::
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or at boot time. Not all microcode updates (or parts thereof) can be
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applied at runtime.
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The ``xen-ucode`` utility can be used to initiate a runtime microcode load.
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Given the proprietary nature of microcode, we are unable to make any claim
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that runtime microcode loading is risk-free. Any runtime microcode loading
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needs adequate testing on a development instance before being rolled out to
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production systems.
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The ``xen-ucode`` utility can be used to initiate a runtime microcode load::
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[root@host ~]# xen-ucode
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xen-ucode: Xen microcode updating tool
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Usage: xen-ucode <microcode blob>
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[root@host ~]#
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The details of microcode blobs (if even packaged to begin with) are specific
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to the dom0 distribution. Consult your dom0 OS documentation for details.
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One example with a Linux dom0 on a Haswell system might look like::
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[root@host ~]# xen-ucode /lib/firmware/intel-ucode/06-3c-03
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[root@host ~]#
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It will pass the blob to Xen, which will check to see whether the blob is
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correct for the processor, and newer than the running microcode.
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