commit: be6974e7d7130845915e361f35d0534e6807f63d
Author: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Tue Dec 3 23:59:25 2019 +0000
Commit: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Tue Dec 3 23:59:25 2019 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/genkernel.git/commit/?id=be6974e7
genkernel.conf: Disable MICROCODE_INITRAMFS option by default
Embedding microcode updates into initramfs is deprecated when
system is able to load multiple initramfs.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi <AT> gentoo.org>
doc/genkernel.8.txt | 3 +++
gen_determineargs.sh | 2 +-
genkernel.conf | 8 +++++---
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/genkernel.8.txt b/doc/genkernel.8.txt
index cb2009f..6c4c155 100644
--- a/doc/genkernel.8.txt
+++ b/doc/genkernel.8.txt
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ INITIALIZATION
But only when kernel configuration does support early microcode loading.
See *--microcode* option to auto-update kernel configuration.
+NOTE: Embedding microcode updates into initramfs is *deprecated* when
+system is able to load multiple initramfs.
+
*--*[*no-*]*dmraid*::
Includes or excludes DMRAID support.
When enabled, this will compile dmraid for you.
diff --git a/gen_determineargs.sh b/gen_determineargs.sh
index a5bebd5..9e46576 100755
--- a/gen_determineargs.sh
+++ b/gen_determineargs.sh
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ determine_real_args() {
set_config_with_override STRING BUSYBOX_CONFIG
CMD_BUSYBOX_CONFIG
set_config_with_override BOOL NFS
CMD_NFS "yes"
set_config_with_override STRING MICROCODE
CMD_MICROCODE "all"
- set_config_with_override BOOL MICROCODE_INITRAMFS
CMD_MICROCODE_INITRAMFS "yes"
+ set_config_with_override BOOL MICROCODE_INITRAMFS
CMD_MICROCODE_INITRAMFS "no"
set_config_with_override BOOL UNIONFS
CMD_UNIONFS "no"
set_config_with_override BOOL NETBOOT
CMD_NETBOOT "no"
set_config_with_override STRING REAL_ROOT
CMD_REAL_ROOT
diff --git a/genkernel.conf b/genkernel.conf
index f87ae15..bdb5df4 100644
--- a/genkernel.conf
+++ b/genkernel.conf
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ NOCOLOR="false"
#MICROCODE="all"
# Include early microcode in generated initramfs.
-# This is enabled by default for upgrade compatability, however is obsoleted by
-# sys-boot/grub-2.02-r1, which supports multiple initramfs in the bootloader.
-#MICROCODE_INITRAMFS="yes"
+# Only needed if system cannot load multiple initramfs.
+# NOTE: >=sys-boot/grub-2 will detect and auto-load {amd,intel}-uc.img file
+# provided by sys-firmware/intel-microcode[initramfs] or
+# sys-kernel/linux-firmware[initramfs].
+#MICROCODE_INITRAMFS="no"
# Add NFS support
#NFS="no"
