PIII-Bug (E59) (fwd)

[Milan Kerslager]

Tohle se Vam bude libit :-)

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Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 14:58:36 +0100 (BST)
From: Alan Cox <alan na lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Herbert Huber <Herbert.Huber na lrz-muenchen.de>
Cc: linux-kernel na vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: Re: PIII-Bug (E59)

> Can anybody tell me, if there is any workaround in the linux kernel
> for the E59 bug of the PIII: "MOVD or CVTSI2SS following zeroing
> instruction can cause incorrect result"

No. You need to work around it in your user space or hardware. That may mean
doing gcc work or buying an Athlon instead 8)

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