Linus Torvalds Critiques Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD for Hardware Issues
Torvalds expresses frustration with modifying Linux for hardware vulnerabilities he believes should be addressed by manufacturers.
Overview
- Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has criticized major hardware manufacturers like Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA for producing buggy hardware.
- Torvalds is particularly frustrated with changes to the Linux kernel that are required due to hardware faults, which he argues should be the responsibility of the manufacturers to fix.
- He has voiced his dissatisfaction with addressing theoretical vulnerabilities that have not been exploited in practice.
- Intel's Linear Address Masking (LAM) feature has been a specific point of contention, with Torvalds arguing it complicates Linux kernel development.
- Torvalds has a history of publicly calling out companies for hardware issues, emphasizing that free and open-source software developers should not bear the burden of fixing these problems.