topic Spec Updates / Release Notes for microcode update version 20161104 in Mobile and Desktop Processors

Spec Updates / Release Notes for microcode update version 20161104

PPram1 — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 07:13:16 GMT

Looks like a new microcode update was released, version 20161104 : https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26400/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File Download Linux* Processor Microcode Data File

However there are no release notes / Spec Updates / Errata for this. The Debian release has some interesting info:

+ This update fixes undisclosed (and likely critical) errata on

Broadwell-E Core i7-68xxK/69xxK/6950X, Broadwell-EP/EX B0/R0/M0

Xeon E5v4 and Xeon E7v4, and Haswell-EP Xeon E5v3

From: https://packages.qa.debian.org/i/intel-microcode/news/20161109T230351Z.html https://packages.qa.debian.org/i/intel-microcode/news/20161109T230351Z.html

Any info on when the errata will be released? I suspect we are hitting this specific issue with E5v4 CPUs (I am also pursuing this via our system integrator, but asking here as well).

Re: Spec Updates / Release Notes for microcode update version 20161104

idata — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 21:09:29 GMT

Hello Pramod_Korathota,

Please let me double check this, as soon as I have more information I will update the thread.

Regards,

Amy.

Re: Spec Updates / Release Notes for microcode update version 20161104

idata — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:57:30 GMT

/thread/108334 Pramod_Korathota, there is no specific errata file for this Microcode Data File;however, normally there is an errata file for each processor. In this case since you mentioned this family; http://ark.intel.com/products/family/91287/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-v4-Family# @All Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family, this is the errata file http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-e5-v4-spec-update.html Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v4 Family Datasheet.

Regards,

Amy.