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microcode_ctl: microcode_ctl (microcode update utility)
microcode_ctl:
microcode_ctl: The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the IA32 microcode driver
microcode_ctl: written by Tigran Aivazian <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>. The utility
microcode_ctl: has two uses:
microcode_ctl: - it decodes and sends new microcode to the kernel driver to be
microcode_ctl:   uploaded to Intel IA32 processors
microcode_ctl: - it signals the kernel driver to release any buffers it may hold
microcode_ctl:
microcode_ctl:
microcode_ctl: http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/