Microcode parser for AMD, Intel, and VIA processors

[wila]

https://github.com/ddcc/microparse

[wila]

I should have also added a link to this pdf [1] "Security analysis of x86 Processor microcode" which uses the microcode parser.

[1] https://www.dcddcc.com/pubs/paper_microcode.pdf

[acqq → wila]

And according to the paper, the microcode parsers referred don't actually parse the encrypted blocks, those that contain the actual microcode. Just the headers of the patches.

[userbinator]

Some interesting analysis of Intel microcode:

http://inertiawar.com/microcode/

[xai3luGi → userbinator]

The PDF mentioned below is much more interesting.

[madez → xai3luGi]

Spatial references in a tree are inadequate. You should use relational instead. Since relational references are hard to understand for humans, HackerNews should allow to reference other posts by linking.

[ghshephard → madez]

You mean like this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9370861

[madez → ghshephard]

This is what I asked for. What I wanted to ask for was not a link, but a clickable or hoverable element that highlights or tooltips the referenced post.

[wila → userbinator]

Thanks, that's interesting indeed.

edit: Would love to see more technical details on microcode as there doesn't appear to be too much available. Of course I might be looking at the wrong places.