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