Package: libc6 Severity: critical
The optimization for whole cache-line clearing in memset used on the powerpc arch should not be used on the power3 CPU. The simple fix is to not use the memset.S file at all. This bug renders debian uninstallable on power3 systems without some serious gymnastics. There have been a few discussions about this issue on the debian-powerpc list, which is also included in the X-Debbugs-CC header.
