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		MrZipf on April 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: V8: A Year with Spectre How does the hardware visible context get suitably updated if the confidential data in the other SIP isn't touched by execution (speculative or otherwise)? Doesn't something need to be pulling that state into the visible context?

monocasa on April 23, 2019 | [–]

As far as the hardware is concerned, the confidential information in the other SIP is already visible.

MrZipf on April 23, 2019 | [–]

This was stupid comment, long day. Totally looking at this the wrong way.

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