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Intel Continues Working On Linear Address Space Separation "LASS" For Linux


Going back to January of 2023 there were the initial Intel patches for the Linux kernel introducing Linear Address Space Separation (LASS)

Going back to January of 2023 there were the initial Intel patches for the Linux kernel introducing Linear Address Space Separation(LASS). Intel's Linear Address Space Separation is designed to harden the operating system against various classes of side-channel exploits. LASS support on the CPU side first premiered with Sierra Forest processors and has continued with the Xeon 6 line-up in full.

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