CODE REVIEW: 16058 Update Intel microcode to 20231114

CODE REVIEW: 16058 Update Intel microcode to 20231114

[Dan McDonald]

Gerrit is here:

	https://code.illumos.org/c/illumos-gate/+/3135

And I'm building -gate right now to confirm it does.  This introduces no new CPU part microcode; it only updates existing ones.

Anyone with a Core Gen11 to Gen13 or a Xeon Scalable 3rd generation will be affected.  For those who speak Intel code names:  Ice Lake (incl. Xeon Scalable and Atom ones based on Ice Lake), Tiger Lake, and Rocket Lake.

If anyone has the aforementioned CPUs handy, I'd LOVE a reality check on these new ucode blobs (which you SHOULD be able to install w/o a whole OS upgrade).  I have no such HW handy here at MNX.

Thanks!
Dan

Re: [developer] CODE REVIEW: 16058 Update Intel microcode to 20231114

[Dan McDonald]

On Nov 14, 2023, at 1:49 PM, Dan McDonald <danmcd@mnx.io> wrote:
> 
> Anyone with a Core Gen11 to Gen13 or a Xeon Scalable 3rd generation will be affected.  For those who speak Intel code names:  Ice Lake (incl. Xeon Scalable and Atom ones based on Ice Lake), Tiger Lake, and Rocket Lake.

I have to correct a bit.  According to:

	https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00950.html

10th Gen *mobile* core is also affected.  The above link has a comprehensive list of affected parts.

I could also use one more reviewer in addition to anyone testing these blobs on their affected parts.

Thanks,
Dan