microcode_ctl: microcode_ctl (microcode update utility) microcode_ctl: microcode_ctl: The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the IA32 microcode driver microcode_ctl: written by Tigran Aivazian . The utility microcode_ctl: has two uses: microcode_ctl: - it decodes and sends new microcode to the kernel driver to be microcode_ctl: uploaded to Intel IA32 processors microcode_ctl: - it signals the kernel driver to release any buffers it may hold microcode_ctl: microcode_ctl: https://fedorahosted.org/microcode_ctl/ microcode_ctl: