Re: [CFT] AMD cpu microcode update port sysutils/devcpu-data D13832

On 01/12/18 08:38, Mike Tancsa wrote:
> On 1/11/2018 6:03 PM, Sean Bruno wrote:
>> https://reviews.freebsd.org/D13832  <--- test this update
>>
>> I'd like to get some feedback from AMD cpu users on this update.  I've
>> restructured and undone a few things that may have been keeping folks
>> using this port from getting their runtime cpu microcode updates.
> Hi,
> 	I am trying out on RELENG_11 on a Ryzen CPU
> 
> Without kib's commits at
> 
> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-stable-11/2018-January/005320.html
> 
> I get
> 
> root_at_testamd:/usr/ports/sysutils/devcpu-data #
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/microcode_update onestart
> Updating CPU Microcode...
> Re-evalutation of CPU flags Failed.
> root_at_testamd:/usr/ports/sysutils/devcpu-data #

Correct, this is expected.

> 
> with r327597,
> 
> root_at_testamd:/home/mdtancsa # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/microcode_update onestart
> Updating CPU Microcode...
> Done.
> root_at_testamd:/home/mdtancsa #
> 
> 
> 
> running x86info -a also generates this error / warning ?
> 
> CPU0: local APIC error 0x80
> 
> 

Probably, update your port of x86info.  I pushed an update for this and
it might work better for you.

> root_at_testamd:/home/mdtancsa # x86info -a | grep -i microco
> Microcode patch level: 0x8001129
> root_at_testamd:/home/mdtancsa # x86info -a | head -20
> x86info v1.31pre
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Unknown CPU family: 0x17
> Found 12 identical CPUs
> Extended Family: 8 Extended Model: 0 Family: 15 Model: 1 Stepping: 1
> CPU Model (x86info's best guess):
> Processor name string (BIOS programmed): AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core
> Processor
> 
> Number of reporting banks : 7
> 
> root_at_testamd:/home/mdtancsa #
> 
> 
> Also your diff is based on a previous version of the port. There was an
> update since, with new microcode from Intel that gets clobbered in your
> diffs.
> 
> 

The update to Intel microcode was reverted.  So, possibly the tree you
are using is out of date?

sean