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Re:The new microcode from Intel and AMD adds three new features by keypress on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @02:45AM (#16221073)
I figure comprimising alien/userland code could well be an issue, something like Javascript in a browser.
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Re:The new microcode from Intel and AMD adds three new features by adrianN on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @03:16AM (#16221167)
I assumed that the GP included userland, and the browser, when they advised only to run trusted code.
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