On Wed, 09 Dec 2020, Matt Taggart wrote: > When will this get fixed in buster? I had thought it might go into the > buster stable release update but I don't see it (but also it's non-free so > weird).
I lost the time window for the current point release, so update 3.20201118.1 will be issued to unstable, then bpo (after it clears testing), and will target the next stable point release. It is mostly the same as 3.20201110.1, it just adds the update for a Pentium-class / Celeron-class processor model. The 2020/11 batch of updates (20201110, 20201112, 20201118) *will* cause regressions. Some are new regressions, others are long-time regressions that have not yet been fixed (some *cannot* be fixed, you *must* get a firmware update to avoid them). For skylake, we have *reintroduced* regressions with 3.20201110.1 and later -- hopefully not on as many systems as before -- as we can no longer hold back the security microcode updates for those. If your 0x406e3 / 0x506e3 system crashes with the 202011* series of microcode updates, you *must* get a proper firmware update, or repurpose them to some use where the security fixes in the missing updates are irrelevant. -- Henrique Holschuh
