Details on InfoMeltdown and Spectre weaknesses
Details on InfoMeltdown and Spectre weaknesses
Linux appears somewhat unimpressed by Intel:lol:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/3/797
Currently we have no clear understanding of what's happening; we should wait and observe the rumors and speculation, as facts are what truly interest us. So far, it appears that some Amd processors are impacted, but not as significantly as Intel, while Arm is also affected. This situation is major and embarrassing for all companies—shortcuts should be addressed by a legal framework. Amd has stated this clearly, so we should continue to watch and see.
Linus has updated the patch to omit AMD CPUs from the correction (unless manually enabled):
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ker...6ac249a9ce
Linus integrated a patch that removes AMD CPUs from the fix (unless manually enabled): https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/ker...6ac249a9ce
Linux doesn't seem too impressed with Intel :lol:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/3/797
Looking at the serialization post I wrote earlier makes sense—since it's been around, it's understandable why he'd feel frustrated.