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Date:      Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:14:19 -0800 (PST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: cvs commit: ports/graphics/png Makefile ports/graphics/png/f
Message-ID:  <XFMail.011115161419.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200111152332.fAFNWbZ89109@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On 15-Nov-01 Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> sobomax     2001/11/15 15:32:37 PST
> 
>   Modified files:
>     graphics/png         Makefile 
>   Added files:
>     graphics/png/files   patch-pnggccrd.c 
>   Log:
>   Once we are determined that CPUID instruction is or isn't supported resfore
>   initial state of the bit 21 of the eflag register. This reduces possibility
>   that the threaded program linked with libpng will die due to arrival of the
>   signal during probing for the CPU type. More proper fix has been committed
>   into the -current kernel and will be MFC'ed soon, but this workaround is
>   necessary for those with older systems.

You should probably block all signals during this time as well if you haven't
already.

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