On Wed, 16 Aug 2017 at 20:00:19 +1000 Erik Christiansen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 16.08.17 11:24, Alessandro Selli wrote: >> Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is hardware and firmware >> technology for remote out-of-band management of personal >> computers > > Didn't know about that stuff. OK, if firmware undermines iptables, then > it'll need either a surreptitious in-band internet channel to phone > home, or some other back-channel provided by the ISP, I figure. > > If we interpose e.g. an ARM firewall, then it's harder to hide such > stuff on a small RISC chip. A Beaglebone comes to mind. > >> In fact I thing the list of Intel primary customers omits a list of >> several government agencies... > > Well, if they're a concern, then it's time to move the relevant host to > the other side of an airgap. For my money, they're like anyone on > unemployment benefits - contributing to consumption in a western world > which has ample production. There are some good (at least as far as the first one is concerned) news: https://hackaday.com/2018/02/03/sifive-introduces-risc-v-linux-capable-multicore-processor/ «SiFive Introduces RISC-V Linux-Capable Multicore Processor» "Slowly but surely, RISC-V, the Open Source architecture for everything from microcontrollers to server CPUs is making inroads in the community. Now SiFive, the major company behind putting RISC-V chips into actual silicon, is releasing a chip that’s even more powerful. At FOSDEM this weekend, SiFive announced the release of a Linux-capable Single Board Computer built around the RISC-V ISA. It’s called the HiFive Unleashed, and it’s the first piece of silicon capable or running Linux on a RISC-V core." https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/05/former-intel-president-launches-new-chip-company-with-backing-from-carlyle-group/ «Former Intel president launches new chip company with backing from Carlyle Group» "Ampere, a new chip company run by former Intel president Renee James, came out of stealth today with a brand-new highly efficient Arm-based server chip targeted at hyperscale data centers. The company’s first chip is a custom core Armv8-A 64-bit server operating at up to 3.3 GHz with 1TB of memory at a power envelope of 125 watts." Alessandro _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
