Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 22:46:12 +0000 From: Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@ntlworld.com> To: Paul Pathiakis via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Response to Meltdown and Spectre Message-ID: <20180203224612.GA10517@milliways.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <0520dd84-c00c-fbf2-da1c-f6ff4c63739d@yahoo.com> References: <CY1PR01MB12472D916F78A638731ECCE68FFB0@CY1PR01MB1247.prod.exchangelabs.com> <23154.11945.856955.523027@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <5A726B60.7040606@gmail.com> <92120E50-19A7-4A44-90DF-505243D77259@kreme.com> <CA%2BtpaK2o1nbY2W2JVRtogN=P2VM9rag_dodK=GtLWgKwNsYZkg@mail.gmail.com> <F395799E-2C94-47E9-AA1C-5CB075C50076@kreme.com> <044e62f7-69ca-71fe-34a8-5c5cafc06f08@yahoo.com> <slrnp7bpa3.2k8.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> <0520dd84-c00c-fbf2-da1c-f6ff4c63739d@yahoo.com>
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On Sat, Feb 03, 2018 at 05:30:10PM -0500, Paul Pathiakis via freebsd-questions wrote: > http://www.zdnet.com/article/meltdown-spectre-firmware-glitch-intel-warns-of-risk-of-sudden-reboots/ > > The sudden reboots and non-starts have been tracked to the patch. > > Well, I've certainly heard of these microcode versions being blamed for sudden reboots, but like Christian I'm using the now-withdrawn versions on two machines without issue. But then I'm applying them from linux (I don't trust BIOS updates, even if they are available). I haven't heard of non-starts, but I suppose that would be down to BIOS or EFI updates. Probably my hardware is different (each microcode blob applies to a range of different machines in the same generation, and probably to different steppings), and also I'm not using VMs. ĸen -- Truth, in front of her huge walk-in wardrobe, selected black leather boots with stiletto heels for such a barefaced truth. - Unseen Academicals
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