Blacksmith – Rowhammer bit flips on all DRAM devices today despite mitigations

Re:Blacksmith – Rowhammer bit flips on all DRAM devices toda... by myself248 on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:09PM (#29230447)

Yep, though I agree with the parent, if a RAM returns data from a location that is different from what is stored in that location, assuming all recommended timings have been followed, then that RAM is defective. If that means they should be recommending a refresh after every single operation, then that's what it means.

In other words, the whole industry sits on a bed of lies at this point and it's only because government is technically incompetent that we haven't seen the world's biggest class-action.

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Re:Blacksmith – Rowhammer bit flips on all DRAM devices toda... by ygjb on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:48PM (#29230993)

> In other words, the whole industry sits on a bed of lies at this point and it's only because government is technically incompetent that we haven't seen the world's biggest class-action.

That's a pretty bold claim - if it's accurate, can you point at the government regulation that precludes a class action lawsuit? I would assume it's something in the T&C or EULA for the hardware rather than a regulation?

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Re:Blacksmith – Rowhammer bit flips on all DRAM devices toda... by userbinator on Monday November 15, 2021 @03:51PM (#29232555)

Bold but sadly correct. The industry runs on misdirection and deception.

If users knew better, we'd have the equivalent of another Pentium FDIV bug.

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Re:Blacksmith – Rowhammer bit flips on all DRAM devices toda... by rzerda on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @01:53AM (#29237674)

The whole industry built this bed of lies by their own hands, I don’t see how it’s government’s fault.

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