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Description of problem:
/etc/init.d/microcode_ctl init script is broken. It doesn't even parse. It dies with the error:
line 52: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
line 52: `}'

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.42.1.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run the /etc/init.d/microcode_ctl init script
  
Actual results:
Dies with the error:
line 52: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
line 52: `}'

Expected results:
Successful startup without parse errors.

Additional info:
Putting a "return" line in the stop() function fixes the problem.
Fedora 12 package microcode_ctl-1.17-1.57.fc12.x86_64 doesn't suffer from this problem, so installing it instead of the RHEL6b supplied one also fixes the problem.

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.

thanks for the report!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 552246 ***