> How did the author of the blog post perpetuate a misunderstanding? By misunderstanding the fundamentals of how Meltdown works - specifically, by confusing ou

> How did the author of the blog post perpetuate a misunderstanding? By misunderstanding the fundamentals of how Meltdown works - specifically, by confusing out-of-order execution with speculative execution, and then basing their explanation on that misunderstanding. My further explanation elsewhere in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16133668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16133668