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'Beyond stupid': Linus Torvalds trashes 5.8 Linux kernel patch over opt-in Intel CPU bug mitigation

petef

The devil you know

Leaving aside the performance hit for a moment what security analysis was done on the proposed feature? I'm not saying that it is obviously flawed but existing side channel attacks have taken a long time for white hats to identify.

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