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Description of problem:
The microcode_ctl script doesnt touches the
/var/lock/subsys/microcode_ctl file. And due to this it get executed
multiple times (e.g. booting to level 3 and changing to level
5 later manually)



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-utils-2.4-9.1.131

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot to level 3
2. login
3. change to level 5
    

Additional info:

fix:

--- microcode_ctl.orig  2004-12-02 10:16:44.604289288 +0100
+++ microcode_ctl       2004-12-02 11:16:23.398058313 +0100
@@ -1,71 +1,75 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# microcode_ctl    Apply cpu microcode update(s)
+#
 # chkconfig: 345 0 99
-# description: script to apply cpu microcode
+# description: The script applies cpu microcode update(s)
+
+
+# This is an interactive program, we need the current locale
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/init.d/functions
+
+# Check that we're a priviledged user
+[ `id -u` = 0 ] || exit 0

-# vars:
-#
-# START                        distribution specific way of kicking
programs
-# END                  distribution specific way of checking return
status
-# PROGRAM              the executable to run
-# ARGUMENTS            the argument we're going to call PROGRAM with

 DEVICE=/dev/cpu/0/microcode
 ARGUMENTS=-Qui
-RETVAL=0
-PROGRAM=/sbin/microcode_ctl

-# Lets just be sure we have a device file...
-if [ ! -e $DEVICE ];
-then
+# Make sure we have a device file...
+if [ ! -e $DEVICE ]; then
        echo "$0: microcode device $DEVICE doesn't exist?"
        exit 1
-elif [ ! -c $DEVICE ];
-then
+elif [ ! -c $DEVICE ]; then
        echo "$0: $DEVICE not a character device?"
        exit 1
 fi

-if [ ! -e /etc/firmware/microcode.dat ];
-then
+if [ ! -e /etc/firmware/microcode.dat ]; then
        echo "$0: microcode datafile not present
(/etc/firmware/microcode.dat)"
        exit 1
 fi

+RETVAL=0

-. /etc/init.d/functions
-
-# perform the update
-function start ()
+start()
 {
-       RETVAL=1
        # Make sure we are on an intel machine
-       vendor=`cat /proc/cpuinfo | \
-           grep "^vendor_id" | head -1 | \
-           awk -F ": " '{ print $2 }'`
-       if [ "$vendor" != "GenuineIntel" ]; then
-           return
-       fi
+       vendor=`cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "^vendor_id" | head -1 | awk
-F ": " '{ print $2 }'`
+
+       [ "$vendor" != "GenuineIntel" ] && return

        echo -n "Applying Intel IA32 Microcode update: "

-       daemon $PROGRAM $ARGUMENTS
+       daemon /sbin/microcode_ctl $ARGUMENTS
        RETVAL=$?
-
-       # trap the most common case, errno 19 = no device
-       if [ $RETVAL -eq 19 ];
-       then
+
+       # Trap the most common case, errno 19 = no device
+       if [ $RETVAL -eq 19 ]; then
                echo $"$0: kernel does not have microcode device support"
+       else
+               echo
        fi
-       echo
+
+       [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/microcode_ctl
+
+       return $RETVAL
 }

+stop()
+{
+       rm -f /var/lock/subsys/microcode_ctl
+}

+# See how we were called.
 case "$1" in
-  start|""|reload|force-reload|restart)
+  start|reload|force-reload|restart)
        start
-       exit 0
        ;;
   stop)
+       stop
        ;;
   status)
        # I wonder when the driver will let us do this...
@@ -76,3 +80,5 @@
        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|restart}"
        exit 1
 esac
+
+exit $?