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Old 01-09-2018, 02:08 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero View Post
Spectre affects all modern ARM and x86 processors, AMD included
I can only think of Rasberry Pi and PowerPC platforms (old Macs and gaming consoles) are not affected
You're right. I should have done a bit more research before running my mouth.

It looks like Microsoft is even stopping anti-Meltdown/Spectre patches for AMD processors, since such updates are accidentally bricking them.

I shudder to think about the mess facing Debian/Ubuntu, Arch, CentOS and other FOSS operating systems (which are fragmented and as such often lack the centralized updates of MS or Apple) in the years to come.
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