LXer: New Linux Build Allows BIOS Updates Without a Reboot

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12-30-2021, 09:14 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,392 Rep:	LXer: New Linux Build Allows BIOS Updates Without a Reboot Published at LXer: Phoronix spotted a new Intel open-source project for Linux version 5.17 that allows the operating system to update system firmware, like a motherboard's UEFI or BIOS, without requiring a system restart. This new "PFRUT," or the Platform Firmware Runtime and Telemetry drivers, feature comes as a part of the widely-used ACPI spec, meaning we could see the same approach come to Windows and desktop PCs in the future. Read More...

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