On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:48:49 -0400 Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Ran the command "cat /proc/cpuinfo" while waiting for stage2 to fetch | all the sources, and apparently, my Pentium MMX (200 MHz) has got | something called the F00F bug. I Googled it and it seems pretty | serious. By Gentoo identifying the bug, I assume it's also got a | workaround built-in; correct me if I'm wrong.
The opcode F0 0F C7 C8 will totally lock a Pentium solid. Said opcode can be run as a normal user. The kernel includes a workaround which results in certain kinds of code running slower. -- Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Vim, Fluxbox, shell tools) Mail : ciaranm at gentoo.org Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm
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