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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] x86/microcode: support for microcode update in Xen
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Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:18:15 -0700
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On 10/12/2011 03:16 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> Why would a xen microcode solution would even be contingent on how
> upstream Linux solves it (and when)?
> 

Agreed... especially since Xen is "special" when it comes to booting anyway.

	-hpa

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