Intel Says, Stop Deploying Current Spectre Patch

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Intel Says, Stop Deploying Current Spectre Patch

engine

11:18 am on Jan 23, 2018 (gmt 0)

Intel has taken a an unusual step in telling users to stop deploying a buggy patch for Spectre, as the patch is causing reboot problems.
Now it's been identified, Intel casme out with this advice, and is now testing a new solution.

[newsroom.intel.com...]

Earlier CPU Vulnerabilities Named Meltdown and Spectre [webmasterworld.com]

martinibuster

4:07 pm on Jan 23, 2018 (gmt 0)

That's a win for procrastinators.

engine

4:17 pm on Jan 23, 2018 (gmt 0)

Hang on a moment..... ;)

MayankParmar

5:17 pm on Jan 23, 2018 (gmt 0)

Digital Ocean hasn't patched it yet. I'm done with it, and moving to Google Cloud right now.

robzilla

7:23 am on Jan 25, 2018 (gmt 0)

Could be a coincidence, but I've noticed my Windows PC has gotten quite a bit slower over the past couple of days.

MayankParmar

7:38 am on Jan 25, 2018 (gmt 0)

@Robzilla Same, gaming has got worse.

keyplyr

8:16 am on Jan 25, 2018 (gmt 0)

What a trainwreck Intel has been the last couple months.