Interesting read here https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/0...u_design_flaw/
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Another reason then to choose a AMD ThreadRipper over an i9 cpu.
https://www.extremetech.com/computin...intels-core-i9First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive -
The bit thats really going to bite is the performance hit of the fix. Up to 30% slowdown depending on the application.
Thats going to cost a lot of people a lot of money, especially the ones who've been sweating their kit or stingy on the original specs."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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oh, dear, but i must say this made me chuckle
'Forcefully Unmap Complete Kernel With Interrupt Trampolines'
well, the acronym.
ah, well, it's all back to proper computers people!
Z/OS for ever!
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I was looking for an excuse to upgrade my aging 3 year old supercomputer.Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostComment
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Originally posted by _V_ View Post
AMD also affected to a lesser degree, by the 'spectre' bug.
Not the kind of James Bond product placement they were expecting.
Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.Comment
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Intel's CEO sold a load of his stock last month. I wonder why.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/...-of-stock.aspxDown with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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CERT have published their recommended solution.
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584653
Translation : Software patches may fix it but only until someone breaks the software.Solution
Replace CPU hardware
The underlying vulnerability is primarily caused by CPU architecture design choices. Fully removing the vulnerability requires replacing vulnerable CPU hardware."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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I'm sure Apple will be offering me a nice new MacMini then, and claiming the cost from Intel...Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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