Intel microcode is microcode that runs inside x86 processors made by Intel. Since the P6 microarchitecture introduced in the mid-1990s, the microcode programs can be patched by the operating system or BIOS firmware to work around bugs found in the CPU after release.[1] Intel had originally designed microcode updates for processor debugging under its design for testing (DFT) initiative.[2]
Following the Pentium FDIV bug, the patchable microcode function took on a wider purpose to allow in-field updating without needing to do a product recall.[1]
In the P6 and later microarchitectures, x86 instructions are internally converted into simpler RISC-style micro-operations that are specific to a particular processor and stepping level.[1]
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^Yeoh Eng Hong; Lim Seong Leong; Wong Yik Choong; Lock Choon Hou; Mahmud Adnan (20 April 1998). Chao, Lin (ed.). "An Overview of Advanced Failure Analysis Techniques for Pentium and Pentium Pro Microprocessors" (PDF). Intel Technology Journal (Q2). Pentium Pro microprocessor ... Micropatching DFT feature. ... consists of two key elements: the microcode patch RAM and several pairs of Match and Destination registers. ... Microcode Instruction Pointer (UIP) matches the content of a Match register, the UIP will be reloaded with a new address from the Destination register. ... UIP for the reset subroutine can be set in the Match register ... thereby bypassing the reset subroutine altogether.
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