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Indeed, the proc filesystem is well maintained by the kernel. I understand that part, less so if it's properly immutable/irreplaceable The thing is, it has to
by bravetraveler 4y ago
Indeed, the proc filesystem is well maintained by the kernel. I understand that part, less so if it's properly immutable/irreplaceable
The thing is, it has to get the information from somewhere -- and depending on the age/type of the hardware (physical or virtualized), masking this is either easy or nearly impossible
I remember changing this information (DMI?) was more common back in the like Pentium 3 era, for example.
- bravetraveler 4y agoOthers have helped me understand this is part of the CPUID thing -- you know, the core of the topic for the overall post! I appreciate it everyone, save your fingers :) I've seen this done for physical chips before too, but I can't recall anything - hence vagueness