Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Linus Torvalds: After Big Linux Performance Hit, Spectre v2 Patch Needs Curbs - Linux.com (blog)


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Linus Torvalds: After Big Linux Performance Hit, Spectre v2 Patch Needs Curbs
Linux.com (blog)
Major slowdowns caused by the new Linux 4.20 kernel have been traced to a mitigation for Spectre variant 2 that Linux founder Linus Torvalds now wants restricted. As noted by Linux news site Phoronix, the sudden slowdowns have been caused by a newly ...
Preliminary STIBP Fixes Restore Linux 4.20 PerformanceTom's Hardware
Spectre mitigation guts Linux 4.20 performanceNaked Security
A Look At The Linux Kernel Performance From 4.10 To 4.20 BenchmarksPhoronix (blog)

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