> And for comparison the same with 2.6.34.1-2-xen ? On -default,
> the messages clearly indicate that request_firmware() is failing on
> that file (as expected), but the fact that Xen gets presented with
> a firmware image at all requires that request_firmware() is not
> failing as expected on -xen.

since an update to 2.6.34.1-5-default, 2.6.34.1-5-xen, (re)providing both cases:

uname -a
        Linux server 2.6.34.1-5-default #1 SMP 2010-07-10 08:18:53 +0200
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
egrep -i "amd|microcode" /var/log/*
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    0.000000] RAMDISK: 374ec000 - 37ff0000
        /var/log/boot.msg:<4>[    0.000000] ACPI: SSDT 00000000cff87950 0088C
(v01 A M I  POWERNOW 00000001 AMD  00000001)
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    0.000000]   #2 [00374ec000 - 0037ff0000]
     RAMDISK
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    0.108010] Performance Events: AMD PMU driver.
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    0.389802] CPU0: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 920
Processor stepping 02
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    6.083093] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: applying
AMD SB600/SB700 USB freeze workaround
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    6.410162] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: applying
AMD SB600/SB700 USB freeze workaround
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[   70.915237] EDAC amd64_edac:  Ver: 3.3.0 Jul 11 
2010
        /var/log/boot.msg:<5>[   70.927231] EDAC amd64: This node reports
that Memory ECC is currently disabled, set F3x44[22] (0000:00:18.3).
        /var/log/boot.msg:<5>[   70.949943] EDAC amd64: ECC disabled in the
BIOS or no ECC capability, module will not load.
        /var/log/boot.msg:<4>[   71.006870] amd64_edac: probe of 0000:00:18.2
failed with error -22
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  101.088689] microcode: CPU0: 
patch_level=0x1000086
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  101.100306] platform microcode: firmware:
requesting amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<3>[  161.096370] microcode: failed to load file
amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  161.110175] microcode: CPU1: 
patch_level=0x1000086
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  161.122496] platform microcode: firmware:
requesting amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<3>[  182.369752] microcode: failed to load file
amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  182.385287] microcode: CPU2: 
patch_level=0x1000086
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  182.397612] platform microcode: firmware:
requesting amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<3>[  184.577443] microcode: failed to load file
amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  184.592314] microcode: CPU3: 
patch_level=0x1000086
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  184.604648] platform microcode: firmware:
requesting amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<3>[  185.349984] microcode: failed to load file
amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  185.364348] microcode: Microcode Update
Driver: v2.00 <[email protected]>, Peter Oruba
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  185.372657] microcode: AMD microcode update
via /dev/cpu/microcode not supported
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  185.372807] microcode: AMD microcode update
via /dev/cpu/microcode not supported
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  185.495382] microcode: AMD microcode update
via /dev/cpu/microcode not supported
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  185.512125] microcode: AMD microcode update
via /dev/cpu/microcode not supported
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  185.529684] microcode: AMD microcode update
via /dev/cpu/microcode not supported
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  186.208124] microcode: AMD microcode update
via /dev/cpu/microcode not supported
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[  186.952927] microcode: AMD microcode update
via /dev/cpu/microcode not supported
        /var/log/boot.msg:udevd[820]: reading
'/lib/udev/rules.d/89-microcode.rules' as rules file
        /var/log/boot.msg:udevadm[822]: device 0x622140 has devpath
'/bus/pci/drivers/agpgart-amd64'
        /var/log/boot.msg:device 0x622140 has devpath 
'/bus/pci/drivers/agpgart-amd64'
        /var/log/boot.msg:udevd[821]: mknod '/dev/cpu/microcode' c10:184
        /var/log/boot.msg:udevd-work[826]: device 0x620ee0 has devpath
'/bus/pci/drivers/agpgart-amd64'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:03 server kernel: [  255.621994]
powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 920 Processor (4 cpu cores)
(version 2.20.00)
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x622140 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x6221c0 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x640120 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x63fc30 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x63fc30 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x63fc30 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x63fc30 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x63fc30 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:04 server udevadm[3615]: device
0x63fc30 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x622140 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x6221c0 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x640800 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x640310 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x640310 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x640310 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x640310 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x640310 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 08:37:09 server udevadm[4173]: device
0x640310 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'

uname -a
        Linux server 2.6.34.1-5-xen #1 SMP 2010-07-10 08:18:53 +0200 x86_64
x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
egrep -i "amd|microcode" /var/log/*
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    0.000000] RAMDISK: 008af000 - 02483000
        /var/log/boot.msg:<4>[    0.000000] ACPI: SSDT 00000000cff87950 0088C
(v01 A M I  POWERNOW 00000001 AMD  00000001)
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    2.419834] ehci_hcd 0000:00:12.2: applying
AMD SB600/SB700 USB freeze workaround
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    2.459433] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: applying
AMD SB600/SB700 USB freeze workaround
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    9.565472] platform microcode: firmware:
requesting amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin
        /var/log/boot.msg:<6>[    9.798936] microcode: Microcode Update
Driver: v2.00-xen <[email protected]>, Peter Oruba
        /var/log/boot.msg:udevd[775]: reading
'/lib/udev/rules.d/89-microcode.rules' as rules file
        /var/log/boot.msg:udevd[778]: mknod '/dev/cpu/microcode' c10:184
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x622140 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x622140 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x6335f0 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x633590 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x633590 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x633590 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x633590 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x633590 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:38 server udevadm[2788]: device
0x633590 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x622140 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x622140 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x633d70 has devpath '/devices/platform/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x633d10 has devpath '/devices/virtual/misc/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x633d10 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x633d10 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x633d10 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x633d10 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:47 server udevadm[4046]: device
0x633d10 filled with db symlink data '/dev/cpu/microcode'
        /var/log/messages:Jul 12 07:19:56 server BLKTAPCTRL[5009]:
blktapctrl.c:793: Found driver: [ramdisk image (ram)]
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