microcode_ctl(8)
NAME
update-intel-microcode - check and download new intel microcode
SYNOPSIS
update-intel-microcode [--no-reload]
DESCRIPTION
The update-intel-microcode is a script that check if there is a new
microcode data for the Intel CPU. Eventually it downloads, installs
and loads the new microcode data, used by the microcode_ctl(8) utility.
There is an optional argument:
--no-reload After installing the microcode, it dosn't try to load the
new microcode in the CPU.
EXAMPLE
- update-intel-microcode
- checks, and eventually downloads, installs and loads a new microcode.
FILES
- /usr/share/misc/intel-microcode.dat
- The default microcode location
AUTHOR
This utility is written by Giacomo Catenazzi for Debian.