How far does the recall go? Should there just be a recall for Meltdown, or does that also extend to Spectre?
There wasn't a software workaround for the FDIV bug, which is why there was a recall. The F00F bug did have a software workaround, which is why there wasn't a recall for that bug. Meltdown also has a software workaround, though one with a potentially significant performance hit. Meltdown seems more like the F00F bug in that respect. Arguably, Spectre is a better candidate for a recall than Meltdown. A
"I want repaired processors for free" (Score:5, Insightful)
You know, he's not wrong. This is, in impact, way bigger than Intel's FDIV fiasco and that ended up in recalls.
Re: "I want repaired processors for free" (Score:4, Insightful)
How far does the recall go? Should there just be a recall for Meltdown, or does that also extend to Spectre?
There wasn't a software workaround for the FDIV bug, which is why there was a recall. The F00F bug did have a software workaround, which is why there wasn't a recall for that bug. Meltdown also has a software workaround, though one with a potentially significant performance hit. Meltdown seems more like the F00F bug in that respect. Arguably, Spectre is a better candidate for a recall than Meltdown. A
Re: "I want repaired processors for free" (Score:0)
Wrong. Meltdown has a software mitigation. There is no fix or "workaround".
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The mitigation is a workaround.