[Info-vax] What Linux architectures are not susceptible to meltdown or spectre?

[Helmut]

On 29 Jan 2018, DaveFroble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> posted some
news:p4o4po$cbn$2 at dont-email.me: 

> Nomen Nescio wrote:
>> In article <e66713528ffe8ca0a8b2e79e2133037d at dizum.com>
>> Nomen Nescio <nobody at dizum.com> wrote:
>>>>> Subject: Re: What Linux architectures are not susceptible to
>>>>> meltdown or spectre
>>>>   The problem is chip based, not OS based.
>>> Right.  But there are other chips on which Linux runs, such as
>>> various RISC chips.  What currently available computers use one of
>>> these other chips?
>>>
>>>>  So all OSs are susceptible.
>>> Not those running on chips other than Intel, AMD, or ARM.
>> 
>> I don't have any issues with my Alphas.
>> 
>> But then Alpha processors were designed by smarter engineers 
>> than Intel's H1B clowns.
>> 
> 
> One might be surprised to find out how many of those Intel and AMD
> chip people were also the ones who worked on Alpha.

They worked on the "Itanic" chips and Athlon, not x86/x64. Intel found 
ways to cost sabotage most of their work until they left for IBM and 
Broadcom.  Some of those from AMD followed suit after suffering from poor 
technology decisions and lousy marketing.