[elrepo] kernel-ml microcode outdated (re: spectre and meltdown)

[Sam McLeod]

> My hint is that you execute the following command and see from whence
> you have obtained the microcode_ctl package --
> 
> rpm -q --qf "%{V}-%{R}-%{ARCH}\t%{VENDOR}\n" microcode_ctl
> 
> Alan.

Thanks Alan,
Indeed microcode_ctl comes from CentOS, not elrepo, but I thought that was simply the tool to deploy the microcode?

from yum info microcode_ctl:

Name        : microcode_ctl
Arch        : x86_64
Epoch       : 2
Version     : 2.1
Release     : 22.2.el7
Size        : 1.3 M
Repo        : installed
>From repo   : updates
Summary     : Tool to transform and deploy CPU microcode update for x86.


By the way, thank you for replying with an answer in a way that helped me come to my own conclusion that the package was from another repo, I like that kind of reply as it helps people learn rather than just giving them an answer.