FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt [REVISED]

[Jason Stone]

> I am somewhat confused by applying the patch, does this disable HTT 
> functionality? or does a patched server close the issue and keep HTT 
> enabled?

it disables htt by default.

I wasn't able to tell by looking at it, though, does it also disable the 
second core on a dual-core cpu, or is it specific to htt?

also, I wonder, is there an intention of advertising more loudly the fact 
that htt is henceforth always going to be disabled by default?  is there 
any intention of having the installer offer an option to set the loader 
tunable?


  -Jason