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Intel Urges OEMs and End Users To Stop Deploying Spectre Patch As It May 'Introduce Higher Than Expected Reboots' (intel.com)

Posted by msmash on from the you-had-six-months dept.

Intel executive vice president Neil Shenoy said on Monday that the chip-maker has identified the source of some of the recent problems, so it is now recommended that users skip the available patches. From the blog post: We recommend that OEMs, cloud service providers, system manufacturers, software vendors and end users stop deployment of current versions, as they may introduce higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior.

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  1. Higher than... what? by dos1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Higher than expected reboots"? What kind of newspeak is it?

    1. Re:Higher than... what? by PingSpike · · Score: 5, Funny

      Its like how a car with a rusted out brake lines has a higher than expected number air bag deployments. You expected zero but Intel has exceeded all expectations once again.

  2. Re:How About New Silicon, Then? by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fuck Intel. Enough is enough. I'm ordering four billion transistors on digi-key right fucking now.

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  3. That's how its supposed to work? by Arzaboa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't steal data from a CPU while its power cycling!

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  4. It's gets worse! by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not only has the microcode patch caused unexpected reboots from Intel's CPUs but it's also causing spontaneous AMD purchases! ;)

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