From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Farley Flud   wrote:   
   >On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:52:47 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Well I would say Gordon could be correct.  I say that due to   
   >> Intel ME and probably AMD SE:   
   >>   
   >   
   >The Intel ME can be disabled in the motherboard BIOS.  Whenever   
   >I build a new machine it is one of the first things that I   
   >disable.   
      
   No.  The interface that makes the ME visible to the operating system   
   can be disabled, but the ME is still down there doing whatever   
   undocumented things it does.  If it wasn't, the processor would never   
   be able to load the microcode in the first place.   
      
   >Also, the Linux kernel can be configured and built without   
   >the MEI driver by disabling CONFIG_INTEL_MEI, which is located   
   >here:   
   >   
   >drivers/misc/mei   
      
   Yes, this keeps the operating system from being able to talk to the   
   ME... but it doesn't stop the ME from doing whatever it does.   
   --scott   
      
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