Linux creator Linus Torvalds criticizes Intel's "garbage" Spectre and Meltdown patches, saying they "do things that do not make sense" (Steve Ranger/ZDNet)

Steve Ranger / ZDNet:
Linux creator Linus Torvalds criticizes Intel's “garbage” Spectre and Meltdown patches, saying they “do things that do not make sense”  —  Linux guru complains about approach to patching the chip flaw.  —  Linus Torvalds is not happy about the patches that Intel …

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