RE: Spectra/meltdown vulnerability

[Derrick Lobo <derrick%givex.com@localhost>]

Thanks Maya

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From: maya%netbsd.org@localhost [mailto:maya%netbsd.org@localhost] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 6:22 AM
To: Derrick Lobo <derrick%givex.com@localhost>
Cc: netbsd-users%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: Spectra/meltdown vulnerability

On Mon, Jan 08, 2018 at 02:12:42PM -0500, Derrick Lobo wrote:
> Are there any updates with regards to Spectra/meltdown. 

Hi Derrick,

maxv is working on some changes to mitigate it on x86.
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2018/01/06/msg022883.html
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/01/07/msg090952.html
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/01/07/msg090945.html

etc.

Unfortunately it's not a small change. It will be a while before it is
complete, and longer until it is backported to stable branches.

I don't know if we have support for the ARM Cortex-A75 yet.