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IIRC Intel employs people to work on the linux kernel on behalf oh Intel. Either Intel fumbled or it isn't that easy to circumvent the problem plaging Intel's p
by geezerjay 9y ago
IIRC Intel employs people to work on the linux kernel on behalf oh Intel. Either Intel fumbled or it isn't that easy to circumvent the problem plaging Intel's processors with a software hack.
- hinkley 9y agoOr, they were holding out hope for a workaround that didn't make the entire Cloud 20% slower and they couldn't make it work.
- yndoendo 9y agoCode for the solution and then code for performance. Direct performance coding is a bad return on investment. First prove it works and then prove it can be made better and faster ...
- hinkley 9y agoThat’s easy for you to say. You’re not the person having to admit to a billion dollar mistake. Everybody stalls for time when the stakes are this high. How long can I reasonably spend tying to turn this into a small problem before I have to go public with it? Saying it’s a bigger problem than it turns out to be is a PR nightmare of its own. If there was a cheap fix then you cried wolf and killed your reputation just as dead.