Thread time! Why can't they just quickly patch #meltdown or #spectre and push out another cpu? Why could it possibly take years? Why don't they use AGILE or x/y/z? Lots of reasons:
(note: my goal is not to criticize chip manufacturers - it's to defend the constraints they have)
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Fair request. I just doubt that anyone would use it...
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I would, and anyone with security requirements harder than their performance requirements should until they can install suitable replacement hardware.
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The real issue here is: Users don't care. . For an example how a low level security issue in widespread hw plays out in the real world, look at the mirai bug & bot net in router SW
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Public health & self-defense are always entirely separate issues. You can legitimately criticize obstruction of the latter even when it wouldn't help the former.
End of conversation
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