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btw, read the project zero post on spectre/meltdown if you haven't already. it's really clever. https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html
@phooky A bit TL;DR for me, but I could pass it on to people more interested in the details than me – thanks!