Oh no now I have to worry about shaders row hammering my OS ram /s | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

bobmcnamara 43 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Nvidia is proposing a beast of a CPU system for Wi...

Oh no now I have to worry about shaders row hammering my OS ram /s

Retr0id 43 days ago [–]

You really do have to worry about that!

RiverCrochet 43 days ago | [–]

Isn't this how the Xbox 360 got hacked? Not necessarily rowhammer but other methods.. IIRC some shader code in King Kong was able to affect CPU execution or something like that.

Consider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch! Applications are open till July 27.
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact