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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 identcpu.c
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Juli Mallett wrote:

> jmallett    2002/08/14 11:07:09 PDT
>
>   Modified files:
>     sys/i386/i386        identcpu.c
>   Log:
>   Document why the has_f00f_bug variable is initialised rather than placed into
>   the BSS (so that it can be binary-patched).
>
>   Inspired by:    bde

This reason is mostly OBE now that we can set things much more easily using
tunables.  However, this variables is mostly OBE too so I wouldn't want it
bloat tunable-space.

Bruce


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