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Comment by Flow

3 years ago

Do you have Spectre countermeasures active in the kernel of that machine?

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runjake  3 years ago

What does it matter, in this context?

If it's about bare metal vs. virtual machines, know that Spectre affects virtual machines, too.

  • rkagerer  3 years ago

    I think they are implying disabling them (if on) could squeeze you out a bit more performance.

    • runjake  3 years ago

      Ah, I did not think of that angle, which is substantial. Thanks.

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