[Info-vax] [OT] Raspberry Pi, was: Re: Intel junk...Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

[Paul Sture]

On 2018-01-16, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>
>> Have you let the Pi folks know about this?  As I mentioned, from the
>> video Eben Upton is a self admitted software guy who didn't realise that
>> so many would be interested in the hardware side of things.  It's
>> possible that he didn't ask for public documentation simply because he
>> didn't realise there would be a demand for it.
>>
>
> _Many_ other people appear to have gone down this path before me.
>
> In the case of the USB controller, it appears that Broadcom bought in
> the USB controller for their MCU from a third party but with conditions
> attached which means they cannot redistribute the documentation freely.
>

Thanks for letting us all know. I for one didn't realise it the obstacle
was there.

One day, Rodney...

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