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On 01/07/2018 02:46 PM, Taiidan@×××.com wrote: |
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> I have several sandy/ivybridge CPU's and I was wondering if anyone |
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> knows as to if intel is releasing microcode updates for them. |
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> It sure would be funny if intel wanted you to buy a new CPU to fix a |
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> problem that was their fault to begin with. |
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Do you remember the x87 bugs discovered in the original i586 Pentiums? |
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Never fixed. |
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Still built into every Intel CPU. |
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Intel does NOT replace "defective-by-design" hardware. |
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Instead, every OS is required to "software emulate" the FPU. |
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Search for "errata-not-bug". |
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Intel's term for their screw-ups in their CPUs. |
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Intel is only releasing patch code for the last five years of products. |
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And ... if you read up on the "e-mails" being posted ... |
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... It looks as if Intel is NOT going to fix this in future CPUs either. |
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Instead, every OS will be required to "work-around-this". |
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Perhaps the reason "someone" tried to implicate this effects ALL CPU |
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architectures? |
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( IBM RISC 6000, PowerPC, DEC Alpha, IBM System/390, Sun SPARC64, for |
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example ) |
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Intel did try to make their "patch" mandatory for AMD CPUs ( with NO |
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disable switch ). |
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Why? |
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Think about it. |
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