> Pixels shipped a massive hardware security feature (MTE) they aren't enabling for the OS to save 3.125% memory/cache usage. It's silly. Heap MTE has near 0% perf overhead in async mode and is cheaper than increasingly ineffective legacy mitigations like SSP in asymmetric mode.
I really want to see someone from the Pixel team justifying the decision here. I really wonder what the thought process is for someone to disable such a significant security feature for negligible performance gain.
I really want to see someone from the Pixel team justifying the decision here. I really wonder what the thought process is for someone to disable such a significant security feature for negligible performance gain.