<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>I read the performance hit for Intel chips will be %35 or so after the fix. </div><div><br>On Jan 2, 2018, at 7:49 PM, Eric Oyen <<a href="mailto:eric.oyen@icloud.com">eric.oyen@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>so, does this mean that the UEFI might get patched first? OR, does the OS ecology have to do so first? Lastly, how much of a performance hit will this represent?<div><br></div><div>-eric</div><div>from the central offices of the Technomage Guild, the "oh look! yet another bug!" Dept.</div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 2, 2018, at 3:39 PM, Matthew Crews wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/">https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/</a><br><br>In a nutshell, it is a major security flaw in Intel hardware dating back a decade that is requiring a complete kernel rewrite for every major OS (Linux, Windows, Mac, etc) in order to patch out. It cannot be patched out with a CPU microcode update. Major enough that code comments are redacted in the patches until an embargo period is expired. Also the reported fix will have a huge performance impact.<br><br>Also crucial to note is that AMD chips are not affected by this.<br><br>How the heck does something like this go unnoticed for so long?<br><br><br><br><br>Sent from <a href="https://protonmail.com/">ProtonMail</a>, Swiss-based encrypted email.<br><br><br><br><br>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br><a href="http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss">http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>---------------------------------------------------</span><br><span>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a></span><br><span>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss">http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>