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I think the only other OpenBSD architecture that supports any SMT chips is sparc64 (like the US T1/T2). Unless an actual vulnerability is found, I don't see oth
by mrpippy 8y ago
I think the only other OpenBSD architecture that supports any SMT chips is sparc64 (like the US T1/T2). Unless an actual vulnerability is found, I don't see other OSes following this lead
- aade 8y agoWhy not? It’s arguably a way to make it slightly safer to run on Intel.
- temprature 8y agoAn "actual vulnerability" has been found. It's amazing that even after the lazy FPU fiasco, people think OpenBSD did this on a complete whim.
- mrpippy 8y agoI stand corrected. From the commit message this seemed much more speculative than the FPU vulnerability (where Theo admitted to being tipped off by someone under the embargo), but clearly it's more than just speculation. https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings/schedule/#tlbleed-when-protecting-your-cpu-caches-is-not-enough-10149 https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings/schedule/#tlbleed-w...