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You can still operate it with the original specifications. Do not apply the microcode if it's that important to your workload. Just remember to avoid running un

You can still operate it with the original specifications. Do not apply the microcode if it's that important to your workload. Just remember to avoid running untrusted code.

ajsnigrutin 5y ago
So i have two options: - keep the old "firmware", and risk the machine catching fire - put the new firmware on, and make it wash slower Yeah... I'll choose returning it to the store.
- trynumber9 5y ago
  Give it a shot, but for me it's simply one component in my laptop. I'm not going to bother unless there's a class action lawsuit.
- jozvolskyef 5y ago
  You don't risk the machine catching fire by itself but rather someone setting it on fire by letting you wash their clothes that are designed to ignite it. Or perhaps more accurately, someone spoiling your clothes by putting a dye in their pocket and letting you wash it in the same batch.
- Cerium 5y ago
  Situations like this happen often enough. The 2012 Nissan Leaf shipped with a regenerative braking configuration that stressed the battery too much leading to in-warranty replacement. Nissan issued a recall that patched the software to reduce regenerative breaking capacity leading to reduced range and reduced warranty replacements.
  - csours 5y ago
    And there are lawsuits quite regularly too: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099200_nissan-leaf-battery-capacity-lawsuit-court-approves-settlement https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099200_nissan-leaf-bat...
gpm 5y ago
The original specifications generally include "secure"... which you cannot operate it within without sacrificing other parts of the original spec. The problem isn't that they made the patch, it's that they made a defective part in the first place. The patch just fails to cure the fact that they made a defective part.
- trynumber9 5y ago
  It affects the entire class of products from all manufacturers to various degrees. No one making an out of order, speculative processor has made claims about immunity to all timing attacks, no less specifications promising that.

You can still operate it with the original specifications. Do not apply the microcode if it's that important to your workload. Just remember to avoid running untrusted code.

ajsnigrutin 5y ago

So i have two options: - keep the old "firmware", and risk the machine catching fire - put the new firmware on, and make it wash slower Yeah... I'll choose returning it to the store.

trynumber9 5y ago
Give it a shot, but for me it's simply one component in my laptop. I'm not going to bother unless there's a class action lawsuit.
jozvolskyef 5y ago
You don't risk the machine catching fire by itself but rather someone setting it on fire by letting you wash their clothes that are designed to ignite it. Or perhaps more accurately, someone spoiling your clothes by putting a dye in their pocket and letting you wash it in the same batch.
Cerium 5y ago
Situations like this happen often enough. The 2012 Nissan Leaf shipped with a regenerative braking configuration that stressed the battery too much leading to in-warranty replacement. Nissan issued a recall that patched the software to reduce regenerative breaking capacity leading to reduced range and reduced warranty replacements.
- csours 5y ago
  And there are lawsuits quite regularly too: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099200_nissan-leaf-battery-capacity-lawsuit-court-approves-settlement https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099200_nissan-leaf-bat...

gpm 5y ago

The original specifications generally include "secure"... which you cannot operate it within without sacrificing other parts of the original spec. The problem isn't that they made the patch, it's that they made a defective part in the first place. The patch just fails to cure the fact that they made a defective part.

trynumber9 5y ago
It affects the entire class of products from all manufacturers to various degrees. No one making an out of order, speculative processor has made claims about immunity to all timing attacks, no less specifications promising that.