Re: [PATCH] 2.2.3-ac1-dj1

david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s)
15 Mar 1999 22:50:22 -0800

In article <linux.kernel.Pine.LNX.3.96.990315183617.6904B-100000@moppsy.comp.glam.ac.uk>,
Dave Jones. <djones2@glam.ac.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
>
>> > Differences between Linux 2.2.3-ac1-dj1 and 2.2.3-dj1
>> > o Code to handle f00f bug only compiled in for Pentiums.
>> You don't want to do this. Now you have a kernel that boots on a 486
>> and lets users crash the machine
>
>How so? F00F bug only works on Pentium or have I got this /completely/
>wrong ???

I think what he means is that you can build a kernel with 386 code
and run it on a 8050x. When the processor gets F0 0F'ed, it
won't care if the ther kernel is running baseline ia32
instructions.

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david parsons \bi/ If you're writing a distribution, everything is
\/ built like it's on a 386.

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