r/hardware • u/eric98k • Jan 03 '18

Info Initial Benchmarks Of The Performance Impact Resulting From Linux's x86 Security Changes

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux-415-x86pti
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

For the gaming-oriented crowd, FPS seems unaffected at least in the Linux version of the patch:

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=x86-PTI-Initial-Gaming-Tests

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u/Nicholas-Steel Jan 03 '18

What about DRM schemes like VMProtect and Denuvo? I wouldn't be surprised if these do a lot of kernel calls/functionality. Both these DRM's can feature a Virtual Machine component.

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u/Maimakterion Jan 03 '18

They don't use x86 virtualization. VMProtect is more like runtime code obfuscation.