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From: Stephen Fuld <sfuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Another security vulnerability
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:22:12 -0700
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On 3/25/2024 5:27 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 22:17:55 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:
> 
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> The basic problem is that building all this complex, bug-prone
>>> functionality into monolithic, nonupgradeable hardware is not really a
>>> good idea.
>>
>> Would you like to inform us of how it can be done otherwise ?
> 
> Upgradeable firmware/software, of course.

But microcode is generally slower than dedicated hardware, and most 
people seem to be unwilling to give up performance all the time to gain 
an advantage in a situation that occurs infrequently and mostly never.



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