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0 pointstalldayo1y ago0 comments

Sure. Next you'll say that POPCOUNT and the Intel Management Engine are actually perfectly trustworthy too.

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Wait, what's wrong with BMI1 instructions?

Allegedly added to the instruction set by request of the NSA, who uses it for things. https://vaibhavsagar.com/blog/2019/09/08/popcount/

Good thing they did that then, it’s a very useful instruction!

popcount is actually a secret instruction to detect dissidents who use Hacker News. Wake up sheeple

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0 pointstalldayo1y ago0 comments

Sure. Next you'll say that POPCOUNT and the Intel Management Engine are actually perfectly trustworthy too.

Wait, what's wrong with BMI1 instructions?

Allegedly added to the instruction set by request of the NSA, who uses it for things. https://vaibhavsagar.com/blog/2019/09/08/popcount/

Good thing they did that then, it’s a very useful instruction!

popcount is actually a secret instruction to detect dissidents who use Hacker News. Wake up sheeple

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse