https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2020-September/113356.html
** Package changed: linux-aws (Ubuntu) => linux-meta-aws (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: linux-meta-aws (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1895200
Title:
[MIR] microcode-initrd
Status in linux-meta-aws package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in microcode-initrd package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
[Availability]
* Groovy Universe
[Rationale]
* Needed to apply microcode updates, on bare-metal public-cloud
machines, that otherwise boot without a full initrd.
[Security]
* This package is tiny, just a single small shell script trigger hook
that create microcode-initrd from intel-microcode and amd-microcode
packages.
[Quality assurance]
* Installing this package automatically integrates with grub2 thus
this package needs no configuration to start using.
* There are no debconf questions
* Package is new, unique to Ubuntu
[Dependencies]
* All dependencies are in main
[Standards compliance]
* Complies with policy
[Maintenance]
* Foundations-bugs subscribed
[Background information]
* Currently we have a few public-clouds with bare-metal instance
types that boot without initrd. To apply microcode updates as required
to mitigate Spectre, Meldown, MDS attacks, a microcode-only initrd
needs to be loaded by grub, as late-loading of microcode is not safe.
This package was tested successfully on multiple instance types to
ensure correct operation.
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