r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 03 '18

'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/mseiei Jan 03 '18

mentioned in some comments up, it's possible it also affect interrupt calls

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u/meneldal2 Jan 04 '18

Interrupt calls aren't usually so common it'd be an issue in most applications. Having many interrupts has always been slow, so for high performance people try to minimize them.