I'm disappointed that the kernel community allowed software defined silicon to be merged.
this post was submitted on 23 May 2022
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I don't really see an alternative. Chips increasingly depend on such firmware and I rather have them accessible and patchable via open means then not supported at all or on non-accessible EPROMS leading to nearly unfixable security issues.
In the end one also has to acknowledge that the entire hardware stack we run Linux on is nearly always proprietary, so I don't see how some firmware make a big difference.
My problem with software defined silicon is that it allows restricting performance unless you pay Intel.
Then don't buy Intel chips?
indeed. I'm very encouraged by the recent progress in RISC-V space. Maybe my next machine will be RISC-V.
Could explain this silicon software thing ?
it allows Intel to throttle performance from the kernel. Basically they sell you the same hardware, but force you to pay more for more performance.
Damn found that out. That's just a new stupid way to capatilize ... On the other end would be pretty nice if someone was able to unlock all features and release it