The patch titled MICROCODE should select FW_LOADER has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is x86-microcode-add-sysfs-and-hotplug-support-fix-fix-2.patch See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: MICROCODE should select FW_LOADER From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> --- arch/i386/Kconfig | 1 + arch/x86_64/Kconfig | 1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+) diff -puN arch/i386/Kconfig~x86-microcode-add-sysfs-and-hotplug-support-fix-fix-2 arch/i386/Kconfig --- a/arch/i386/Kconfig~x86-microcode-add-sysfs-and-hotplug-support-fix-fix-2 +++ a/arch/i386/Kconfig @@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ config X86_REBOOTFIXUPS config MICROCODE tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - Intel IA32 CPU microcode support" + select FW_LOADER ---help--- If you say Y here and also to "/dev file system support" in the 'File systems' section, you will be able to update the microcode on diff -puN arch/x86_64/Kconfig~x86-microcode-add-sysfs-and-hotplug-support-fix-fix-2 arch/x86_64/Kconfig --- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig~x86-microcode-add-sysfs-and-hotplug-support-fix-fix-2 +++ a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig @@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ config X86_GOOD_APIC config MICROCODE tristate "/dev/cpu/microcode - Intel CPU microcode support" + select FW_LOADER ---help--- If you say Y here the 'File systems' section, you will be able to update the microcode on Intel processors. You will _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from bunk@xxxxxxxxx are origin.patch git-alsa.patch make-sound-isa-gus-gusextremecdevices-static.patch git-cpufreq.patch git-gfs2.patch if-0-drivers-usb-input-hid-corechid_find_field_by_usage.patch make-variables-static-after-klibc-merge.patch git-libata-all.patch git-mtd.patch drivers-net-e1000-possible-cleanups.patch fs-nfs-make-2-functions-static.patch fs-nfs-make-code-static.patch git-pcmcia.patch include-scsi-libsash-should-include-linux-scatterlisth.patch gregkh-pci-acpiphp-configure-_prt-v3-cleanup.patch git-scsi-rc-fixes.patch drivers-scsi-aic7xxx-possible-cleanups.patch drivers-scsi-small-cleanups.patch drivers-scsi-qla2xxx-make-some-functions-static.patch drivers-scsi-aic7xxx-aic79xx_corec-make-ahd_match_scb-static.patch drivers-scsi-aic7xxx-possible-cleanups-2.patch drivers-scsi-advansysc-cleanups.patch make-drivers-scsi-aic7xxx-aic79xx_coreahd_set_tags-static.patch megaraid-fix-warnings-when-config_proc_fs=n.patch drivers-scsi-arcmsr-cleanups.patch areca-raid-linux-scsi-driver-update7-fix-2.patch mm-make-functions-static.patch acx1xx-wireless-driver.patch drivers-edac-make-code-static.patch inode-diet-eliminate-i_blksize-and-use-a-per-superblock-default-fix.patch reiserfs-warn-about-the-useless-nolargeio-option.patch x86-microcode-add-sysfs-and-hotplug-support-fix-fix-2.patch null-terminate-over-long-proc-kallsyms-symbols-fix.patch remove-kernel-kthreadckthread_stop_sem.patch task-watchers-register-semundo-task-watcher.patch fs-ecryptfs-possible-cleanups.patch ecryptfs-add-a-maintainers-entry.patch make-kernel-sysctlc_proc_do_string-static.patch namespaces-utsname-sysctl-hack-fix.patch namespaces-utsname-implement-clone_newuts-flag.patch fs-reiser4-possible-cleanups.patch srcu-3-add-srcu-operations-to-rcutorture-fix.patch the-scheduled-removal-of-some-oss-drivers.patch the-scheduled-removal-of-some-oss-drivers-fix.patch the-scheduled-removal-of-some-oss-drivers-fix-fix.patch slab-cache-shrinker-statistics.patch i386-enable-4k-stacks-by-default.patch mutex-subsystem-synchro-test-module.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html