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Date:      Tue, 2 Jan 2018 16:20:00 -0800
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, Michael Butler <imb@protected-networks.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Intel CPU design flaw - FreeBSD affected?
Message-ID:  <20180103001949.6AF4F2C9@spqr.komquats.com>

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This Linux commit gives us a hint.

https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/12//27/2

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Cy Schubert
<Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> or <cy@freebsd.org>
The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Warner Losh
Sent: 02/01/2018 16:05
To: Michael Butler
Cc: FreeBSD Current
Subject: Re: Intel CPU design flaw - FreeBSD affected?

The register article says the specifics are under embargo still. That would=
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make it hard for anybody working with Intel to comment publicly on the flaw=
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and any mitigations that may be underway. It would be unwise to assume that=
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all the details are out until the embargo lifts.=0A=
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Warner=0A=
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On Jan 2, 2018 4:13 PM, "Michael Butler" <imb@protected-networks.net> wrote=
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> Has any impact assessment been made as to FreeBSD's exposure or=0A=
> mitigation strategies?=0A=
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> 'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux,=0A=
> Windows redesign - The Register=0A=
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> Other OSes will need an update, performance hits loom A fundamental=0A=
> design flaw in Intel's processor chips has forced a significant redesign=
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> of the Linux and Windows kernels to defang the chip-level security bug.=
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> Programmers are scrambling to overhaul the open-source Linux kernel's=0A=
> virtual memory system. Meanwhile, Microsoft is expected to publicly=0A=
> introduce necessary changes to its Windows operating system in this=0A=
> month's Patch Tuesday ...=0A=
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> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/=0A=
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