Meltdown Proof-of-Concept

Re:Meltdown Proof-of-Concept by tptacek on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @10:00PM (#16112254)

What new terminology got invented?

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Re:Meltdown Proof-of-Concept by _wmd on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @12:26AM (#16112747)

Perhaps I've been living under a rock for the past 30 years, but transient instructions are a new idea for me

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Re:Meltdown Proof-of-Concept by tptacek on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @12:45AM (#16112812)

What's the "old" term for speculated instructions that aren't retired?

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Re:Meltdown Proof-of-Concept by mehrdadn on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @04:18AM (#16113539)

I've never heard of a term for them but I would find "speculated instructions" clear enough in context.

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Re:Meltdown Proof-of-Concept by tptacek on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @09:47AM (#16115231)

"Speculated instructions" is ambiguous, because it includes instructions that are retired, and we specifically care about the ones that aren't.

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