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So nothing required on hardware side? I was under the impression that OEMs need to send out BIOS/UEFI Firmware updates or at least CPU Microcode updates but doe
by blinkingled 9y ago
So nothing required on hardware side? I was under the impression that OEMs need to send out BIOS/UEFI Firmware updates or at least CPU Microcode updates but doesn't look like Apple is planning to do so.
- nly 9y agoMicrocode updates will come down the pipe to users as OS updates as Intel uses these channels.
- blinkingled 9y agoYeah I think if a UEFI update comes down it might bring the mitigated uCode with it. Just got to boot into USB macOS installation - don't think Boot Camp users get those updates.
- kridsdale 9y agoMacOS update packages include any relevant firmware updates at the same time.
- earenndil 9y agoAt least in the linux kernel, it was patched by essentially throwing off the branch predictor following every syscall, which didn't require any hardware, bios, or microcode patches.