Linus Torvalds: After Big Linux Performance Hit, Spectre v2 Patch Needs Curbs - Linux.com (blog)

Linus Torvalds: After Big Linux Performance Hit, Spectre v2 Patch Needs Curbs Linux.com (blog) Major slowdowns caused by the new Linux 4.20 kernel have been traced to a mitigation for Spectre variant 2 that Linux founder Linus Torvalds now wants restricted. As noted by Linux news site Phoronix, the sudden slowdowns have been caused by a newly ...