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So you're saying if a small software operation can put in place mitigations in X time then a absolutely massive hardware operation with hundreds of product line
by orf 8y ago
So you're saying if a small software operation can put in place mitigations in X time then a absolutely massive hardware operation with hundreds of product lines consisting of some of the most advanced, ridiculously complex, slow to develop chips in the world can push a fix to many billions of devices in X time as well, whilst ensuring backwards compatibility and reducing the performance impact across the mind mindbogglingly large number of different workloads that their chips are used for.
Makes sense. 90 days is more than enough.
- temprature 8y agoImplementing KPTI didn't involve any of what you just said.
- orf 8y agoExactly. So how can you compare the work that's required from Intel to patch the flaw in new designs + mitigate it with microcode vs the work that's required from 'projects developed by handfuls of volunteers'?