Monday, November 26, 2018

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


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 ...