A fundamental design flaw in Intel's processor chips has forced a significant redesign of the Linux and Windows kernels to defang the chip-level security bug.Programmers are scrambling to overhaul the open-source Linux kernel's virtual memory system. Meanwhile, Microsoft is expected to publicly introduce the necessary changes to its Windows operating system in an upcoming Patch Tuesday: these changes were seeded to beta testers running fast-ring Windows Insider builds in November and December.Crucially, these updates to both Linux and Windows will incur a performance hit on Intel products. The effects are still being benchmarked, however we're looking at a ballpark figure of five to 30 percent slow down, depending on the task and the processor model. More recent Intel chips have features – such as PCID – to reduce the performance hit. Your mileage may vary.
Quote from: Aether on January 03, 2018, 11:35:55 AMDamn. Thankfully I have an AMD.I'd kill myself if I had AMD components in my computer.
Damn. Thankfully I have an AMD.
I heard about this week's ago how the fuck has Intel not been destroyed by media dumpster fire yet.
Quote from: Aether on January 03, 2018, 11:35:55 AMDamn. Thankfully I have an AMD.Um.https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/analysis/3023798/intel-arm-and-amd-all-affected-by-meltdown-and-spectre-security-bypassing-cpu-design-flawAlso, it turns out I worked with the guy who discovered this. Good on him.