On Fri, 19 Aug 2016, Stuart Bennett wrote: > On 19/08/16 13:10, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > a) downgrade the BIOS > b) wait to verify that the performance bug returns > c) install the 0x38 microcode > d) wait for performance to regress (potentially) > e) restore the BIOS > > I shall, but given that steps b) and d) could take a number of hours, and I > have to leave the machine operational (and a) and e) require being in front > of it), I can't guarantee how much of this will get done.
No need to downgrade the BIOS, it is enough if you go from microcode 0x36 to 0x38 by just installing intel-microcode and rebooting. It is not a complete test, but a *lot* less painful :-) -- Henrique Holschuh
