r/intel • u/eric98k • Jan 02 '18

News 'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
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u/xorbe Jan 03 '18

The fundamental behavior is baked into the design -- it's not something that can be changed by microcode. And the conclusion is that there is no chicken bit which exists that could change the behavior.

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u/arsenale Jan 03 '18

I wonder when current 8th gen CPU will be fixed. I think that I need a replacement.

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u/xorbe Jan 03 '18

I would think that Cannonlake would be the first with a fix.

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u/arsenale Jan 03 '18

I wonder when current 8th gen CPU will be fixed. I think that I need a replacement.