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.

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.