From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1911496352.319586.1515073776091.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1911496352.319586.1515073776091@mail.yahoo.com> From: Skip Tavakkolian Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:27:42 -0800 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="94eb2c0716e6c8d9b505626e8244" Subject: Re: [9fans] Spectre and Meltdown Topicbox-Message-UUID: c9af9ffa-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --94eb2c0716e6c8d9b505626e8244 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If your processor isn't affected, microcode patching and os work-around is not needed. For example, intel atom d525, amd athlon 64 x2, arm7 (rpi's), mips are fine. On Jan 4, 2018 5:50 AM, "G B" wrote: With the release of information about Spectre and Meltdown, and that Microsoft and Linux have released patches for Meltdown and Apple soon to release a patch, I am wondering how Meltdown, or even Spectre, would or wouldn't affect Plan 9 and/or 9front given the use of namespaces. --94eb2c0716e6c8d9b505626e8244 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If your processor isn't affected, microcode patching = and os work-around is not needed. For example, intel atom d525, amd athlon = 64 x2, arm7 (rpi's), mips are fine.=C2=A0

On Jan 4, 2018 5:50 AM, "G B" &= lt;g_patrickb@yahoo.com> wro= te:
With the release of information about Spe= ctre and Meltdown, and that Microsoft and Linux have released patches for M= eltdown and Apple soon to release a patch, I am wondering how Meltdown, or = even Spectre, would or wouldn't affect Plan 9 and/or 9front given the u= se of namespaces.

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