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Re:Is it time for open processors? by nerdponx on Friday January 19, 2018 @08:38AM (#16186078)
As I understand it, according to an article that was posted here a day or two ago, Meltdown was in fact discovered by a young Google engineer poring over the x86 manual.
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Re:Is it time for open processors? by baybal2 on Friday January 19, 2018 @11:50AM (#16187624)
No, only those 3 particular exploit methods. P3 branch predictor peculiarities were known before, but were refuted as unexploitable.
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Re:Is it time for open processors? by B-Con on Friday January 19, 2018 @06:52PM (#16191028)
Right. But how long did that take? The problem had been around for years.
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Re:Is it time for open processors? by RandomCSGeek on Friday January 19, 2018 @09:50AM (#16186570)
Yes. A 22 y/o guy.
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Re:Is it time for open processors? by freedomben on Friday January 19, 2018 @11:04PM (#16192000)
That's incredible. It makes me feel like I haven't done anything with my life :-D
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