On Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 12:10:52AM +0530, linux wrote:
> There is a SERIOUS bug in all pentium CPUs. The following
> code will crash any machine running on a pentium CPU, MMX or no
> MMX, any speed, regardless of OS (crash as in instant seize, hard
> reboot the only cure):
<yawn> This news is two year old. Such a bug does exist in Pentium CPUs.
Intel did publish work arounds in *BSDs in binary only form first.
Subsequently, Linux guys reverse engineered the work around which I
remember was a little smarter. I don't remember the actual details.
Bottomline: every multi user OS worth its salt has a work around for this
bug.
-Arun
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