Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 14:57:45 -0500 (EST) From: "David E. Cross" <dec@phoenix.its.rpi.edu> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: "Ron G. Minnich" <rminnich@Sarnoff.COM>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDI F0 bug workaround implementation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971113145611.8355A-100000@phoenix.its.rpi.edu> In-Reply-To: <199711131907.MAA28899@usr08.primenet.com>
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On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Terry Lambert wrote: > Only the first 7 IDT entries are affected (at least in the Linux > workaround), not the whole table. > > On the minus side, the impact *is* non-zero. > > Like the FPU bug, since a workaround exists, it's likely to be swept > under the software as well. 8-(. > Yes, but Interupts are called much more frequently than floating-point instructions. I for one am going to email my intel representative and ask for a replacement... I think that it would be in intel's best interest to handle this with as little fuss as possible. -- David Cross ACS Consultant
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