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#21 Post by ozsouth »

I've made an early-load 64bit .cpio 15-Nov-2019 microcode update file. * Superseded - see below
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ozsouth wrote:I've made an early-load 64bit .cpio 15-Nov-2019 microcode update file. For usage, see first post in thread. Have had no success making 32bit files (64bit x86_64 kernel with 64bit cpu works). http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=019 ... 0255832594
Loads fine on the 2nd gen i5, Sandy Bridge. Nothing new in the intel release for that CPU as of yet. I think they are focussing on vulns in much newer processors at this point. Mitigation on my hardware running a 64b 5.3.10 kernel in the current LxPupSc remains at:

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l1tf:Mitigation: PTE Inversion
mds:Mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
meltdown:Mitigation: PTI
spec_store_bypass:Mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
spectre_v2:Mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Thanks,
Pups currently in kennel :D Older LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64 and upupEF for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
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#23 Post by peebee »

New release:

https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Pr ... e-20200508
ImageLxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
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#24 Post by ozsouth »

I've made an early-load 64bit .cpio 08-May-2020 microcode update file. SUPERSEDED - see below
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New release:

https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Pr ... e-20200520
ImageLxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
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#26 Post by ozsouth »

I've made an early-load 64bit .cpio 20-May-2020 microcode update file. SUPERSEDED - see below.
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New release:

https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Pr ... e-20200609
ImageLxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
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#28 Post by ozsouth »

I've made an early-load 64bit .cpio 09-Jun-2020 microcode update file. SUPERSEDED - see below.
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#29 Post by ozsouth »

I've made an early-load 64bit .cpio 16-Jun-2020 microcode update file. For usage, see first post in thread.
is here: http://www.filepup.net/files/f517323b1592386679.html

NOTE: Runs my CPU better than 9th June 20 one did.
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#30 Post by perdido »

If I understand correctly this microcode update only works on 64-bit kernels.
To use this on a 32-bit linux build would require a kernel change to a 64-bit kernel?
Just wondering.
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Edit: Not wondering any more. See below.

Ozsouth already answered this - so for anyone thats wondering.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 26#1030126

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