Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Joerg Schilling <Joerg.Schilling@××××××××××××××××.de>
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 10:28:28
Message-Id:	`5a4f533f.D+3oJQGVXXUNcE5B%Joerg.Schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] Expect a ~15% average slowdown if you use an Intel processor by Rich Freeman

1	Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:
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3	> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 8:52 PM, Jalus Bilieyich <countolaf17@×××××.com> wrote:
4	> > Is my Pentium D from 2007 affected?
5	> >
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7	> Any Intel x86 chip after and including the Pentium Pro should be
8	> affected. That came out in 1995. The Pentium D is almost certainly
9	> vulnerable.
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11	There was a statement from previous Sun people that claim 64 bit Solaris
12	kernels on Sparc are not affected because they use a separate context for user
13	and kernel space.
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15	Jörg
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