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From: Jalus Bilieyich <countolaf17@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Expect a ~15% average slowdown if you use an Intel processor
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 01:52:24
Message-Id: 0b954af1-863b-4a72-7044-576e7329caa1@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Expect a ~15% average slowdown if you use an Intel processor by Adam Carter
1 Is my Pentium D from 2007 affected?
2
3 On 01/03/2018 09:34 PM, Adam Carter wrote:
4 >>
5 >> Project Zero (Google) found it;
6 >> https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/
7 >> reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html
8 >>
9 >> Phoronix has done some benchmarks on the impact of the kernel based
10 >> workaround ([Kernel] Page Table Isolation (PSI) nee Kaiser)
11 >> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-
12 >> more-x86pti&num=1
13 >>
14 >>
15 > Re:AMD - Looks like Linus agrees that PTI is not required for AMD CPUs.
16 > Note that the project zero blog mentions that some AMD chips are subject to
17 > some issues*. *There's three CVEs
18 > *.*
19 >
20 > From:
21 > https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Tip-Git-Disable-x86-PTI
22 > *"Update:* Linus Torvalds has now ended up pulling
23 > <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=00a5ae218d57741088068799b810416ac249a9ce&utm_source=anz>
24 > the latest PTI fixes that also include the change to disable page table
25 > isolation for now on all AMD CPUs. The commit is in mainline for Linux 4.15
26 > along with a few basic fixes and ensuring PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION is enabled
27 > by default. "
28 >

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