Re:Linux kernel: multiple x86_64 vulnerabilities
by amluto on Friday December 19, 2014 @04:23PM
(#8774605)
> Not familliar with pcmcs, what are they?
They're performance monitoring counters, which are complicated programmable things on most x86 chips that could cache misses, cycles, etc. They don't come with a sensible way to selectively grant user access.
They're performance monitoring counters, which are complicated programmable things on most x86 chips that could cache misses, cycles, etc. They don't come with a sensible way to selectively grant user access.