Tag: Intel C Compiler

Using Intel C/Fortran to mitigate against Spectre/Meltdown

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https://twitter.com/DevZoneBlog/status/977257032364494849

Using Intel® Compilers to Mitigate Speculative Execution Side-Channel Issues
Jennifer J. (Intel)
March 23, 2018

Table of Content:
Disclaimers
Introduction
Mitigating Bounds Check Bypass (Spectre Variant 1)
Mitigating Branch Target Injection (Spectre Variant 2)
How to Obtain the Latest Intel® C++ Compiler and Intel® Fortran Compiler
Conclusion and Further Reading

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/using-intel-compilers-to-mitigate-speculative-execution-side-channel-issues

https://software.intel.com/en-us/c-compilers
https://software.intel.com/en-us/qualify-for-free-software

Intel System Studio now targets FreeBSD

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Intel System Studio (ISS) is a GUI IDE to build embedded systems. ISS normally is only available on Windows and Linux. Now it is also available on FreeBSD!

Intel® System Studio (ISS) 2016 for FreeBSD* Beta provides a comprehensive embedded tool suite solution for developing, optimizing, tuning and deploying 64-bit system and application C, C++ code running natively on FreeBSD* host systems. This product release includes the following components:

  • Intel® C++ Compiler 16.0 Beta for FreeBSD* systems
  • Intel® VTune™ Amplifier 2016 Beta for Systems for FreeBSD* Targets

ISS includes the Intel C Compiler, the only C Compiler that targets EBC, the EFI Byte Code. Normally ISS is a commercial-only product, but they sometimes have a shareware-style free edition available during beta periods. AFAIK, there is not a free version of Intel C Compiler.

Thanks to the FreeBSD News site for finding this information.

More Information:

https://www.freebsdnews.com/2015/07/01/intel-system-studio-2016-freebsd-beta/

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-system-studio-2016-for-freebsd-beta-0