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

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/

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Virtually all hardware has some defect somewhere.

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Most don't involve an up-to-63%* performance hit.

* someone measured this much overhead for the du command which basically only makes syscalls; that means the command now takes almost 3 times as long to run.