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SubjectRe: Hyper-Threading Vulnerability
From"Richard F. Rebel" <>
DateFri, 13 May 2005 14:38:03 -0400
On Fri, 2005-05-13 at 20:03 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> This is not a kernel problem, but a user space problem. The fix 
> is to change the user space crypto code to need the same number of cache line
> accesses on all keys. 
> 
> Disabling HT for this would the totally wrong approach, like throwing
> out the baby with the bath water.
> 
> -Andi

Why?  It's certainly reasonable to disable it for the time being and
even prudent to do so.

-- 
Richard F. Rebel

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