2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install/NEWS b/perl-install/install/NEWS
index 747502be2..1c2e3d88b 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/install/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- better microcode_ctl management
 - fix cpufreq detection corrupting other types
 
 Version 13.62 - 22 August 2011
diff --git a/perl-install/install/any.pm b/perl-install/install/any.pm
index e5050b8e9..623892693 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/any.pm
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ sub default_packages {
     push @l, "lvm2" if !is_empty_array_ref($o->{all_hds}{lvms});
     push @l, "cryptsetup" if !is_empty_array_ref($o->{all_hds}{dmcrypts});
     push @l, "dmraid" if any { fs::type::is_dmraid($_) } @{$o->{all_hds}{hds}};
+    push @l, "microcode_ctl" if detect_devices::hasCPUMicrocode();
     push @l, 'cpufreq' if cat_('/proc/cpuinfo') =~ /AuthenticAMD/ && arch() =~ /x86_64/
       || cat_('/proc/cpuinfo') =~ /model name.*Intel\(R\) Core\(TM\)2 CPU/;
     push @l, 'apmd' if -e "/proc/apm";