Running processes at different Quality of Service affects their performance differently on Intel and M1 Macs. This explains what happens.
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Once the kernel takes over from iBoot, there’s a lot of hardware to get running before the SSV can be properly validation, and kernel extensions loaded.
Sometimes known as iBoot1 and iBoot2, they start work with the LocalPolicy for the intended boot volume, validating its vital components.
Understanding each of the four stages in the Secure Booting of an M1 Mac. These are summarised in diagram available here.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s New Year Mac Riddles, episode 132. Here are my solutions to them. […]
macOS manages the loading and frequency of M1 cores according to the QoS set, and rules which differ between the original M1 and the M1 Pro.
How the two Efficiency cores in the M1 Pro and Max chips can match the performance of all four E cores in the original M1.
Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. To mark the New […]
Which should you use, and what are their strengths and drawbacks? Symbolic links, hard links, aliases and bookmarks explained – oh, and a mention of firmlinks too.
A better Disk Utility, understanding Spotlight, Time Machine to APFS, an introduction to ARM assembly language, Shortcuts, and wiping it all.
The Eclectic Light Company 