[sf-lug] New processors contain microcode errors Debian reveals...

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Bobbie Sellers (bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com):

>     There is a fix but Intel does not care to advertise.

Information, software test, and microcode patch:
http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/conspire/2017-June/008889.html
http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/conspire/2017-June/008891.html

> This coding error will lead to the computer experiencing
> "unpredictable system behavior."

Everything old is new again!

http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/f00f-bug.html
(Much worse than the Pentium math bug, and Intel managed to stage-manage
a total exempting of itself from responsibility, via PR sleight of
hand.)