A microcode_ctl enhancement update has been released for Oracle Linux 6
Oracle Linux Enhancement Advisory ELEA-2019-3090
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELEA-2019-3090.html
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:
i386:
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.17.0.3.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.17.0.3.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/microcode_ctl-1.17-33.17.0.3.el6_10.src.rpm
Description of changes:
[3:1.17-33.17.0.3]
- fix typo in %posttrans
[3:1.17-33.17.0.1]
- merge Oracle changes for early load via dracut
- enable late load on install for UEK4 kernels marked safe (except BDW-79) - update 06-55-04 to 0x2000065
- update 06-55-07 to 0x500002c
[2:1.17-33.17]
- Do not update 06-2d-07 (SNB-E/EN/EP) to revision 0x718, use 0x714 by default (#1758382).
[2:1.17-33.16]
- Revert more strict model check code, as it requires request_firmware-basedmicrocode loading mechanism and breaks enabling of microcode with caveats.
[2:1.17-33.15]
- Intel CPU microcode update to 20190918 (#1753540).