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Old January 29th 18, 11:44 PM posted to alt.privacy.anon-server,comp.sys.intel,comp.os.vms,comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Default What Linux architectures are not susceptible to meltdown or spectre?

On 29 Jan 2018, DaveFroble posted some
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Nomen Nescio wrote:
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Nomen Nescio wrote:
Subject: What Linux architectures are not susceptible to
meltdown or spectre
The problem is chip based, not OS based.
Right. But there are other chips on which Linux runs, such as
various RISC chips. What currently available computers use one of
these other chips?

So all OSs are susceptible.
Not those running on chips other than Intel, AMD, or ARM.


I don't have any issues with my Alphas.

But then Alpha processors were designed by smarter engineers
than Intel's H1B clowns.


One might be surprised to find out how many of those Intel and AMD
chip people were also the ones who worked on Alpha.


They worked on the "Itanic" chips and Athlon, not x86/x64. Intel found
ways to cost sabotage most of their work until they left for IBM and
Broadcom. Some of those from AMD followed suit after suffering from poor
technology decisions and lousy marketing.