Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 20:33:23 +0000 From: njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk (Niall Smart) To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newest Pentium bug (fatal) Message-ID: <E0xTv5n-0007fv-00@oak67.doc.ic.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> "Newest Pentium bug (fatal)" (Nov 7, 10:39am)
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On Nov 7, 10:39am, Julian Elischer wrote: } Subject: Newest Pentium bug (fatal) > On a "genuine Intel" pentium (not pentium pro) > execution of the following sequence, 0xf0 0x0f 0xc7 0xc8 > > will stop the processor. This is doable from user mode and in > 16bitmode, or in fact any mode. Just tried the program under NT, no difference (as expected). Control Panel/System/General tells me that this machine is x86 Family 5 Model 2 Stepping 12, it makes no mention of it being a GenuineIntel but I presume it is. Niall
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