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Altoid

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Registered: 2017-05-07

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Microcode

Hello:

A very interesting opinion article from The Register.

The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway
When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off

Best,

A.

stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

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Registered: 2023-11-27

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Re: Microcode

out of curiosity, here is a cut and paste quote of the fourth paragraph in that commentary:

This is ancient history for modern CPUs. Program code like x86 has long since stopped bearing any relationship to how data is physically crunched. Instead, that code is translated into micro-instructions that work with the microcode unit to optimally use all the pipelining, out-of-order execution, and inherent parallelism that speeds the plow.

mostly just wanting to confirm that others are also seeing that the last word in the last sentence should be flow not plow.

and confirming originating URL:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/microcode_attack_trump_musk/

also, it reads quite suspiciously and likely partially and/or entirely ai generated from snippets/soundbites originating elsewhere.

ymmv.

Last edited by stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn (2025-02-11 09:42:08)

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