Spectre & Meltdown

[Dave Wade]

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> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Murray
> McCullough via cctalk
> Sent: 13 January 2018 18:09
> To: cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Spectre & Meltdown
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> I wrote about Spectre and Meltdown recently: INTEL took its time to inform
> the world! Did it inform the world back in earlier days about potential flaws?
> Not to blame INTEL only: What about Zilog, etc.? Or did pre-Internet era
> protect us computer-classic users? What about running emulation software
> as I’ve been doing with ADAM?

It delayed telling the world to allow time for OS providers to apply fixes. This is now standard and the delays are defined...

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/intel-fixing-security-vulnerability-chips-52122993

but it looks like in this case it leaked early. Similar bugs affect ARM, AMD and PowerPC but nothing from them either. IBM won't tell the world (it will tell customers, but I am not a customer) if and how it affects Z.


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> Happy computing!
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> Murray  J

Dave