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The microcode_ctl package contains microcode files (vendor-provided binary data
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and/or code in proprietary format that affects behaviour of a device) for Intel
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CPUs that may be loaded into the CPU during boot.
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This directory contains information regarding various aspects of the provided
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microcode files and their usage.
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* LICENSE.intel-ucode
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"license" file from the Intel x86 CPU microcode archive.
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* README
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This file.
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* README.caveats
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Caveats (mechanism for enabling/disabling usage of sets of microcode files
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based on caveat configuration and user preferences) documentation.
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Also contains general information about microcode update behaviour and links
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with additional information about the relevant microarchitectural
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vulnerabilities.
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* README.intel-ucode
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"README.md" file from the Intel x86 CPU microcode archive.
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* RELEASE_NOTES.intel-ucode
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"releasenote.md" file from the Intel x86 CPU microcode archive.
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* SECURITY.intel-ucode
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"security.md" file from the Intel x86 CPU microcode archive.
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* SUMMARY.intel-ucode
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Information about supplied microcode files extracted from their headers.
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* caveats
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Directory that contains readme files for specific caveats.
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