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.Dd August 14, 2023
.Dt UCODEADM 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ucodeadm
.Nd processor microcode utility
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Fl i
.Op Fl t Ar type
.Op Fl R Ar path
.Ar microcode-file
.Nm
.Fl l
.Op Fl t Ar type
.Ar microcode-file
.Nm
.Fl u
.Op Fl t Ar type
.Ar microcode-file
.Nm
.Fl v
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility can be used to report the running microcode revision on the processors,
update microcode, extract microcode to the target system to be used during the
boot process, or to view details of the microcode patches contained within
.Ar microcode-file ,
where
.Ar microcode-file
is an update obtained from a processor vendor.
.Pp
In general, processor microcode updates are provided as part of the operating
system and automatically applied during system boot, and there is no need for a
system administrator to use
.Nm
directly.
The operating system bundled files are not suitable for use with
.Nm .
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl i Ar microcode-file
Install microcode files on target system to be used during the next boot cycle.
The type of the file must either be specified with the
.Fl t
option, or
.Ar microcode-file
name must start with the vendor name prefix, either
.Dq intel
or
.Dq amd ,
so that the type can be inferred from it.
.Pp
By default the microcode files will be installed at:
.Pp
.D1 Pa /platform/$ARCH/ucode/$VENDORSTR/
.Pp
where
.Dv VENDORSTR
is either
.Dq GenuineIntel
or
.Dq AuthenticAMD
and
.Dv ARCH
is the architecture of the running machine \(em the same value that is shown by
the
.Fl m
option of
.Xr uname 1 .
.It Fl l Ar microcode-file
Display details of the microcode patches contained within
.Ar microcode-file .
.It Fl t Ar type
Specify the type of
.Ar microcode-file .
Either
.Dq intel
or
.Dq amd .
.It Fl u Ar microcode-file
Update microcode on all cross-call interrupt ready processors.
.It Fl v
Report the microcode revision for each CPU on the current system.
.It Fl R Ar alternate-path
Install
.Ar microcode
files into the provided
.Ar alternate-path .
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It 0
Successful completion.
.It >0
An error occurred.
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Sy Example 1 No Reporting the Microcode Revision
.Pp
The following example displays the microcode revision that is currently running:
.Bd -literal -offset 4n
# ucodeadm -v
CPU     Microcode Version
0       0x2f
1       0x2f
.Ed
.Pp
.Sy Example 2 No Updating the Processor Microcode
.Pp
The following example updates the processor microcode using
.Pa intel-ucode.txt :
.Bd -literal -offset 4n
# ucodeadm -u intel-ucode.txt
.Ed
.Pp
.Sy Example 3 No Installing the Microcode on the Target System
.Pp
The following example installs the microcode into
.Pa /export/ucode-path
on the target system:
.Bd -literal -offset 4n
# ucodeadm -i -R /export/ucode-path intel-ucode.txt
# ls /export/ucode-path
00001632-00
.Ed
.Pp
If an alternate path is used when installing the microcode on the target
system, the installed microcode file is not used on the next boot cycle.
.Pp
.Sy Example 4 No Listing the contents of a microcode file
.Bd -literal -offset 4n
# ucodeadm -l amd_fam17h.bin
Equivalence table:
    00800F82 Family=17 Model=08 Stepping=02 -> 8082
    00800F12 Family=17 Model=01 Stepping=02 -> 8012
    00830F10 Family=17 Model=31 Stepping=00 -> 8310
Microcode patches:
    8082 -> Patch=0800820D Date=04162019 Bytes=3200
    8012 -> Patch=0800126E Date=11112021 Bytes=3200
    8310 -> Patch=08301055 Date=02152022 Bytes=3200

# ucodeadm -l intel-ucode.txt
Microcode patches:
    00090672-03 -> Family=06 Model=97 Stepping=02
                   Date=03032022 Bytes=212876
Extended Signature Table:
    00090672-03 -> Family=06 Model=97 Stepping=02
    00090675-03 -> Family=06 Model=97 Stepping=05
    000B06F2-03 -> Family=06 Model=bf Stepping=02
    000B06F5-03 -> Family=06 Model=bf Stepping=05
.Ed
.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
The command line interface of
.Nm
is
.Sy Committed .
The output of
.Nm
is
.Sy Not-An-Interface
and may change at any time.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr uname 1 ,
.Xr attributes 7 ,
.Xr psradm 8 ,
.Xr psrinfo 8