Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:04:00 +0100 From: Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r198868 - in head/sys: amd64/amd64 i386/i386 Message-ID: <3bbf2fe10911040804p6419778bgc363951104adb76e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911041506220.6797@fledge.watson.org> References: <200911040132.nA41WxtQ012750@svn.freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0911041506220.6797@fledge.watson.org>
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2009/11/4, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>:
>
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Attilio Rao wrote:
>
> > + if (CPUID_TO_FAMILY(cpu_id) == 0xf && CPUID_TO_MODEL(cpu_id) >=
> 0x20 &&
> > + CPUID_TO_MODEL(cpu_id) <= 0x3f) {
> > + printf("WARNING: This architecture revision has known SMP
> "
> > + "hardware bugs which may cause random instability\n");
> > + printf("WARNING: For details see: "
> > +
> "http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11305\n");
> >
>
> I think the warning is a good idea, but I don't think we should include the
> URL. We have no control over where it points or what information it will
> contain in the future. Is there a hardware vendor errata number/document
> that we can point at instead, or alternatively, can we just leave it with
> the first warning line?
I tried to look for an errata pdf from AMD, but I've been unable to
locate one and that's the only 'close' reference I could find.
I'm fine with stripping the link, through, I actually wasn't very
eager to add it, I just did for a complete reference.
Attilio
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