Re:Boeing identifies new software problem on grounded 737 Max
by Anarch157a on Thursday February 06, 2020 @07:34PM
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> most of which are patched in microcode
Because most of it is software anyway. Unless the CPU is something ridiculously simple, like an 8-bit microcontroler, a lot of the instructions are executed by microcode stored in ROM on the CPU. What those patches do is load a replacement software in RAM at boot time.
Because most of it is software anyway. Unless the CPU is something ridiculously simple, like an 8-bit microcontroler, a lot of the instructions are executed by microcode stored in ROM on the CPU. What those patches do is load a replacement software in RAM at boot time.