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Description of the Intel CPU bugs
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:33:09 -0400
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc <http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=118296441702631> &m=118296441702631 List: <http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&r=1&w=2> openbsd-misc Subject: <http://marc.info/?t=118296457100003&r=1&w=2> Intel Core 2 From: <http://marc.info/?a=90366097200024&r=1&w=2> Theo de Raadt <deraadt () cvs ! openbsd ! org> Date: <http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&r=1&w=2&b=200706> 2007-06-27 17:08:16 Message-ID: <http://marc.info/?i=200706271708.l5RH8GkK024621%20()%20cvs%20!%20openbsd%20 !%20org> 200706271708.l5RH8GkK024621 () cvs ! openbsd ! org [ <http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=118296441702631&q=raw> Download message RAW] Various developers are busy implimenting workarounds for serious bugs in Intel's Core 2 cpu. These processors are buggy as hell, and some of these bugs don't just cause development/debugging problems, but will *ASSUREDLY* be exploitable from userland code. As is typical, BIOS vendors will be very late providing workarounds / fixes for these processors bugs. Some bugs are unfixable and cannot be worked around. Intel only provides detailed fixes to BIOS vendors and large operating system groups. Open Source operating systems are largely left in the cold. ...
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- Description of the Intel CPU bugs Richard M. Smith (Jun 28)
- RE: Description of the Intel CPU bugs Larry Seltzer (Jun 28)
- RE: Description of the Intel CPU bugs Larry Seltzer (Jun 28)
- Re: Description of the Intel CPU bugs Valdis . Kletnieks (Jun 28)
- RE: Description of the Intel CPU bugs Larry Seltzer (Jun 28)
- Re: Description of the Intel CPU bugs Matthew Murphy (Jun 28)
- Is this a hoax? Blanchard_Michael (Jun 28)
- Re: Is this a hoax? B.K. DeLong (Jun 28)
- Re: Is this a hoax? Valdis . Kletnieks (Jun 28)
- RE: Is this a hoax? Blanchard_Michael (Jun 28)
- Re: Description of the Intel CPU bugs Valdis . Kletnieks (Jun 28)
- RE: Description of the Intel CPU bugs Larry Seltzer (Jun 28)