> Consider something like BPF [...] Yes, that's the "on the one hand" part: using this property to read outside a sandbox.
> -- code executed in the kernel with an enforced security model to > prevent "undesirable" acceses. Such CPUs are inappropriate for such uses. Whether that's a bug in the CPU or a bug in its application depends on how you prefer to think of it. Since, as far as I know, such CPUs have historically not been documented with warnings about such things, I'm more inclined to see it as a bug in the CPU at present - but I can certainly understand the other point of view. /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML mo...@rodents-montreal.org / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B
