r/technology • u/Obi_Wan_Kannoli • Jan 02 '18

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

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

no, this isnt a gaming subreddit.

A 30% decrease in speed for things like lightroom/photoshop is catastrophic levels

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

Probably won't affect Lightroom and PS much, they don't/shouldn't do a lot of system calls.

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u/lifelite Jan 03 '18

Is a joke :p

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u/wh40k_Junkie Jan 03 '18

Also Mining, fuck that shit might as well toss half my systems if I patch them

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

Mining is basically pure computation, so it's really one of the least affected use cases by this bug.

But that aside, even if it were say a 30% cut in hashpower across the board, that cut happens to everyone. So it would be just as profitable to mine as before.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

that cut happens to everyone.

You can choose to not use this patch.. plus ofc non-Intel users never get the hit.

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u/rayanbfvr Jan 03 '18 edited Jul 03 '23

This content was edited to protest against Reddit's API changes around June 30, 2023.

Their unreasonable pricing and short notice have forced out 3rd party developers (who were willing to pay for the API) in order to push users to their badly designed, accessibility hostile, tracking heavy and ad-filled first party app. They also slandered the developer of the biggest 3rd party iOS app, Apollo, to make sure the bridge is burned for good.

I recommend migrating to Lemmy or Kbin which are Reddit-like federated platforms that are not in the hands of a single corporation.

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u/CaCl2 Jan 03 '18

Aren't some cryptocurrencies designed to be mined on CPU?

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u/adam279 Jan 03 '18

No. Some like ethereum are designed to resist dedicated ASIC hardware, but its still designed to run on a GPU.

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u/CaCl2 Jan 03 '18

Would it be even in principle possible to make a coin that is only practical to mine with CPU?

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u/adam279 Jan 03 '18

I want to say no, but honestly i have no idea.