Re: [Xen-devel] [Pkg-xen-devel] Bug#785187: xen-hypervisor-4.5-amd64: Option ucode=scan is not working

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > according to the documentation the option ucode=scan should tell XEN to 
> > look for a microcode update in an uncompressed initrd.
> > 
> > While I donât use the Debian kernel the tools to generate the initrd are 
> > part of Debian. The command âcpio -i < /boot/initrd.img-4.0.2-Dom0â 
> > creates the directory structure âkernel/x86/microcode/GenuineIntel.binâ, 
> > so I think the initrd is allright.


Is the initramfs compressed? The scanning code can't deal if the initramfs
is compressed - so you either have to glue the compressed initramfs and
the cpio with the microcode together (where the microcode has to go first).


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