[AusNOG] [AUSNOG] MS patches Intel memory management

[Mark Newton]

The phrase, “Of merchantable quality and fitness for purpose,” will become increasingly familiar to vendors over the next few weeks.

Note that if you have relied on performance statements from a server vendor, and that performance can’t be delivered because the CPU can’t operate as advertised, both the CPU vendor and the server vendor have an obligation to make good.

Start on page 5:
https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Warranties%20and%20refunds%20-%20a%20guide%20for%20consumers%20and%20business.pdf <https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Warranties%20and%20refunds%20-%20a%20guide%20for%20consumers%20and%20business.pdf>


   - mark



On Jan 5, 2018, at 1:18 AM, Giles Pollock <glp71s at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From their warranty section:
> 
> WHAT THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: 
> • design defects or errors in the Product (Errata). Contact Intel for information on characterized errata. 
> • any costs associated with the repair or replacement of the Product, including costs of removal or replacement of the Product; 
> • damage to the Product, or errors or malfunctions in the Product, due to accident, abnormal electrical, mechanical or environmental conditions, use contrary to product instructions, misuse, neglect, alteration, mishandling, repair, improper installation or testing, combinations with incompatible products or any third party virus, infection, worm or similar malicious code; 
> • that the Product will protect against all possible security threats, including intentional misconduct by third parties; 
> • any Product which has been modified or operated outside of Intel’s publicly available specifications, including where clock frequencies or voltages have been altered, or where the original identification markings have been removed, altered or obliterated. Intel assumes no responsibility that the Product, including if used with altered clock frequencies or voltages, will be fit for any particular purpose and will not cause any damage or injury. 
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> Option 1 and 4 seems to have them covered :-(
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> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 1:07 AM, James Hodgkinson <yaleman at ricetek.net <mailto:yaleman at ricetek.net>> wrote:
> Watch them pull out the “this warranty doesn’t actually cover anything, and we don’t say it’ll work in all conditions” card. It’ll be nice to get a free CPU if they do have to, however! :)
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> On Thu, 4 Jan 2018, at 18:32, Damien Gardner Jnr wrote:
>> If the hardware is under warranty, I'd be expecting the vendor to replace the CPU's with updated ones which are not affected?  (oh man that's going to hurt Intel?)
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>> On 4 January 2018 at 16:31, Burt Mascareigne <Burt at stormnetwork.com.au <mailto:Burt at stormnetwork.com.au>> wrote:
>> So, with this performance hit, does that mean we have to buy more Intel Servers to cope O_o
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>> Regards,
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>> Burt Mascareigne
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>> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net <mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net>] On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
>> Sent: Thursday, 4 January 2018 3:52 PM
>> To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net <mailto:ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
>> Subject: [AusNOG] [AUSNOG] MS patches Intel memory management
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>> Fix for security bug in Intel CPUs will be released patch Tuesday, and predictions are of a 5 - 30% performance hit.
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>> This is a problem in cloud, but I'm sure it will all be good on the day :)
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>> Kind regards
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>> Paul Wilkins
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