amd-ucode-patch 1.0.0

A Python library for parsing and interpreting AMD microcode patch files

AMD Microcode Patch

A Python library for parsing and interpreting AMD microcode patch files.

Installation

pip install amd-ucode-patch

Command line tools

Installing the package provides the following command line tools.

amd_ucode_patch_info

Inspect one or more AMD microcode patch files and print their header information as a table.

amd_ucode_patch_info <files...> [-f {text,md,csv}]

Arguments:

• files: One or more patch files to inspect. Glob patterns (e.g. *.bin or **/*.bin) are expanded automatically.
• -f, --format: Output format. One of:
  • text (default): A table rendered for the terminal.
  • md: A Markdown table.
  • csv: Comma separated values.

For every patch file the following fields are reported: file name, date, update revision, loader ID, processor revision, CPUID, family, model, stepping, autorun, encrypted and body size.

Library usage

The package can also be used programmatically:

from amd_ucode_patch.parse import ucode_patch_parse

patch = ucode_patch_parse("firmware.bin")
print(patch.header.cpuid_str)
print(patch.header.update_revision)