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    [–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Now I know i'm not the only one who edits their grub config after a fresh install lol

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Is it worth it?

    [–] Bondrewd 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    @[email protected]

    Yes it is worth it. I made a setup with an e5 v3 CPU a few months back. The CPU was without a doubt the biggest bottleneck in my system even if it is an 8 core one. It might still be okay as long as multitasking is key, but it TANKS per-core performance.

    Battlefield V ran atrosciously with around half the FPS until I turned off mitigations.

    If you have an older system, there is no doubt its worth it. It could be the difference between usable and trash.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Have fun getting compromised

    [–] Bondrewd 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Barely any chance.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Then why are they enabled by default?

    [–] Bondrewd 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Why can they be disabled with one kernel boot parameter?

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    For debugging purposes only

    [–] Bondrewd 1 points 1 year ago

    Better question is who would use that exploit?

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

    No, you are opening up major security holes that can be exploited easily. You are basicly opening up every hole

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    to be completely honest, I have no idea