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Re:Securing tomorrow's software: the need for memory safety ... by whatagreatboy on Thursday February 27, 2025 @02:13AM (#43192085)
> Fil-C is currently 1.5x slower than normal C in good cases, and about 4x slower in the worst cases. I'm actively working on performance optimizations for Fil-C, so that 4x number will go down.

I am pretty sure you cannot go much lower than 1.2 here on the best cases. In contrast, CHERI on good hardware will easily be as close to current performance as possible.

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Re:Securing tomorrow's software: the need for memory safety ... by pizlonator on Thursday February 27, 2025 @07:55AM (#43193951)
Cheri hardware is going to be more than 1.2x slower than the fastest non Cheri hardware.
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Re:Securing tomorrow's software: the need for memory safety ... by ngrilly on Thursday February 27, 2025 @08:44AM (#43194298)
Do you say that CHERI will be "as close to current performance as possible" with the same energy consumption?
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