Re: WARNING: Linux Intel Pentium Bug

[espel () LLAIC U-CLERMONT1 FR (Roger Espel Llima)]

On Sat, Nov 08, 1997 at 11:50:37PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> I doubt it; See
> http://www.heise.de/ct/art_ab97/9713030/
>
> static unsigned char c[4] = {0x36, 0x78, 0x38, 0x36};
> main()
> {
> asm ("movl      $c, %ebx\n\t"
> "again: xchgl   (%ebx), %eax\n\t"
>         "movl   %eax, %edx\n\t"
>         "jmp    again\n\t");
> }

Which, according to another post on linux-kernel, is fixed by:

set6x86 -p 0xc1 -s 0x10

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