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I may have missed the sarcasm here; but it seems they are saying to stop deployment of existing microcode updates until the fixed microcode update comes out

• Animats 9y ago
  Intel's announcement never mentions the word "microcode". There's no reference to specific identified patches. Given that, one has to assume that the recommended remedy is not to use certain Intel hardware. PR, like contracts, has to be given the interpretation least favorable to the author.
  • lorenzhs 9y ago
    I get that it’s fun to go down all the possible ways Intel’s statement could be misinterpreted given how legal and marketing appear to have reduced it to a mostly meaningless pile of words, but the “recommendations” section of the page that is linked right after your quote contains a longer version: “We recommend that OEMs, Cloud service providers, system manufacturers, software vendors and end users stop deployment of current versions on the below platforms, as they may introduce higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior.” The “on the below platforms” bit seems to contradict your reading...
  • freehunter 9y ago
    Generally in the case of something that says "updated guidance" or is intended as a follow-up to something earlier, it pays to understand what the earlier communication was. The earlier guidance was to apply a firmware upgrade. The updated guidance is to not apply the firmware upgrade.