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That was about patches to the linux kernel, not the microcode patches.
by rocqua 9y ago
That was about patches to the linux kernel, not the microcode patches.
- icebraining 9y agoYes, but as far as I know Linus has made no comment on the microcode patches, so mm-vorticesoft is probably referring to the Spectre patches in general.
- jononor 9y agoThe microcode patches are binary blobs against a proprietary and secret ISA, how can anyone comment on their quality?
- mjevans 9y agoWhen I read it I believed that Linus was implying that the suggested mitigation was so insane that it seemed like Intel MIGHT be hiding how broken they believed their hardware was with such over-the-top reactions. As well as indirectly asking if they believed the currently accepted mitigation method (retpoline) was considered ineffective.