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After install of updated microcode "sudo apt install amd64-microcode" on ubuntu 16.04, after reboot microcode do not load. Its needed to patch spectre v2 and without it the computer is vulnerable.


[1.702088]microcode: CPU0: patch_level=0x07030105
[1.702099]microcode: CPU1: patch_level=0x07030105
[1.702111]microcode: CPU2: patch_level=0x07030105
[1.702121]microcode: CPU3: patch_level=0x07030105
[1.702181]microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.2.

José Almeida
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Here, it did not load either, but apt wanted to autoremove it - just to install it again afterwards (on apt-get update). Turns out an "apt-get dist-upgrade" was needed to upgrade the linux-generic. Afterwards, the amd-microcode was uptodate again (and the autoremove issue went away).

Ingo
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