← Back to context Comment by throwaway2048 9 years ago There are hardware bugs that are impossible to fix in microcode. What then? 4 comments throwaway2048 Reply baq 9 years ago you make workarounds in software, obviously. userbinator 9 years ago ...or recall all the hardware and replace it:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug coldtea 9 years ago There will always be. What then? We stop producing cpus and wait for some magical new technology that prevents all bugs? throwaway2048 9 years ago Its why you can't treat hardware bugs and dismiss them flippantly like software ones.
baq 9 years ago you make workarounds in software, obviously. userbinator 9 years ago ...or recall all the hardware and replace it:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug
userbinator 9 years ago ...or recall all the hardware and replace it:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug
coldtea 9 years ago There will always be. What then? We stop producing cpus and wait for some magical new technology that prevents all bugs? throwaway2048 9 years ago Its why you can't treat hardware bugs and dismiss them flippantly like software ones.
throwaway2048 9 years ago Its why you can't treat hardware bugs and dismiss them flippantly like software ones.
you make workarounds in software, obviously.
...or recall all the hardware and replace it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_FDIV_bug
There will always be. What then? We stop producing cpus and wait for some magical new technology that prevents all bugs?
Its why you can't treat hardware bugs and dismiss them flippantly like software ones.