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Author: vf

KVM Rapid Iteration

Rebuilding a the full linux kernel when modifying KVM for the purposes of patching VM exit RDTSC timings is a…
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Posted on: 2025-06-04 Last updated on: 2025-06-04 Written by: vf

WD SN850X Linux performance

Here is my benchmark data using KDiskMark, using the standard preset on v3.1.4 with linux kernel 6.14.2. Test Read …
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Posted on: 2025-04-18 Last updated on: 2025-04-28 Written by: vf

PingPlot

A “minimal” Windows GUI application to graph network latency. Motivation I couldn’t find any tool to easily identify intermittent network…
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Posted on: 2025-04-11 Last updated on: 2025-04-11 Written by: vf

BootGuard / PSB Checker

Windows tool to check if motherboard has BootGuard or PSB enabled. Motivation Before flashing unsigned firmware, one must be sure…
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Posted on: 2025-01-03 Last updated on: 2025-04-28 Written by: vf

UEFIPatch Online

In browser UEFI patching tool. In broswer UEFIPatch powered by wasm: https://vanishingfork.github.io/UEFIPatchWasm
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Posted on: 2025-01-01 Last updated on: 2025-04-28 Written by: vf

MSI Modded BIOS Flash

Flashing unsigned firmware on MSI motherboards Flashing an unsigned (modded) firmware image on an MSI board isn’t as simple as…
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Posted on: 2025-01-01 Last updated on: 2025-05-20 Comments: 0 Written by: vf

InsecureBoot

Secure Boot bypass via firmware patching Background Running unsigned or stealthily running self-signed EFI modules on a motherboard with properly…
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Posted on: 2025-01-01 Last updated on: 2025-04-28 Comments: 0 Written by: vf