Anon4 (no.delete@this.thanks.com) on January 29, 2023 3:06 pm wrote:
> Brendan (btrotter.delete@this.gmail.com) on January 29, 2023 12:00 pm wrote:
> > At this point; saying "they did the right thing when dealing with inevitable consequences
> > of problems they caused" is like saying a 50 year old toddler did the right thing
> > AFTER hitting their thumb with a hammer for the 50th time in a row.
>
> The issue that forced them to respin SPR after they had done an initial manufacturing
> ramp was far more basic than an issue in one of their higher level features.
>
> Had it been an issue with a specific feature they could have turned it off and sold the dies
> at a discount to someone who didn't care about that feature. As it is they have probably thrown
> away the manufacturing run because the errata meant they weren't useful to anyone.
>
> I'm sure exactly what it was will come out eventually but for now few enough people outside Intel know
> that describing is is risky which is undoubtedly why Groo has not written an article on it yet.

I don't think the specific issue (each time) matters much. There are only 24 hours per day (and a limited number of employees) so worrying about (e.g.) TSX means less time spent ensuring everything else works (and not just in validation, but during design).

- Brendan