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Intel-undervolt: CPU undervolting and throttling configuration tool for Linux

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132 points cl3misch | 2 comments | 17 Jun 24 22:44 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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voidbert ◴[18 Jun 24 00:20 UTC] No.40712750[source]▶
Please consider the risks of the following vulnerability before deciding whether or not to undervolt: https://plundervolt.com/
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dannyw ◴[18 Jun 24 01:22 UTC] No.40713134[source]▶
Isn’t SGX mostly used for DRM, remote attestation, and other anti-consumer stuff in practice today?

I haven’t came across a use case of SGX that benefits me.

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mscrivo ◴[18 Jun 24 02:12 UTC] No.40713437[source]▶
Here's one: https://signal.org/blog/private-contact-discovery/
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1. RussianCow ◴[18 Jun 24 06:44 UTC] No.40714745[source]▶
But that's something that Signal implements on their own backend, not something that runs on consumer devices, so it's not really relevant to a discussion about the risks of undervolting your CPU.
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2. mscrivo ◴[18 Jun 24 18:36 UTC] No.40720742[source]▶
I was directly replying to the parent's question of whether there were any uses of SGX that were not anti-consumer. Signal's use of it, is very much in line with my thinking of what constitutes pro-consumer.

I agree though, we're all getting slightly off topic