From 9b0a8f155e2aac5dce148585e7e590ed444e05ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:12:59 -0400 Subject: docs/hcl/c201.html: clarify that microcode is software --- diff --git a/docs/hcl/c201.html b/docs/hcl/c201.html index b158df6..2f6947c 100644 --- a/docs/hcl/c201.html +++ b/docs/hcl/c201.html @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Unlike x86 (e.g. Intel/AMD) CPUs, ARM CPUs do not use microcode, not even built in. On the Intel/AMD based libreboot systems, there is still microcode in the CPU (not considered problematic by the FSF, since it's part of the hardware), but we - exclude microcode updates, which are proprietary + exclude microcode updates, which are proprietary software.

On ARM CPUs, the instruction set is implemented in circuitry, without microcode. -- cgit v0.9.1