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		sshb on Oct 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Singularity – Microsoft’s Experimental OS Isn't eBPF basically the same idea?

jssmith on Oct 10, 2021 [–]

Yes, but it is more restrictive, e.g., it is not Turing complete. I’m not sure whether this directly addresses Spectre risks though.

An analysis of Spectre and software isolation is here:

https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.05178

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