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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index 7422db409770..ae6503cf9bc9 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -1308,44 +1308,8 @@ config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS Say N otherwise. config MICROCODE - bool "CPU microcode loading support" - default y + def_bool y depends on CPU_SUP_AMD || CPU_SUP_INTEL - help - If you say Y here, you will be able to update the microcode on - Intel and AMD processors. The Intel support is for the IA32 family, - e.g. Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Xeon etc. The - AMD support is for families 0x10 and later. You will obviously need - the actual microcode binary data itself which is not shipped with - the Linux kernel. - - The preferred method to load microcode from a detached initrd is described - in Documentation/arch/x86/microcode.rst. For that you need to enable - CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD in order for the loader to be able to scan the - initrd for microcode blobs. - - In addition, you can build the microcode into the kernel. For that you - need to add the vendor-supplied microcode to the CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE - config option. - -config MICROCODE_INTEL - bool "Intel microcode loading support" - depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL && MICROCODE - default MICROCODE - help - This options enables microcode patch loading support for Intel - processors. - - For the current Intel microcode data package go to - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com> and search for - 'Linux Processor Microcode Data File'. - -config MICROCODE_AMD - bool "AMD microcode loading support" - depends on CPU_SUP_AMD && MICROCODE - help - If you select this option, microcode patch loading support for AMD - processors will be enabled. config MICROCODE_LATE_LOADING bool "Late microcode loading (DANGEROUS)" |