Re: [PENTIUM] [FO OF]

From: George (greerga@CIRCLEMUD.ORG)
Date: 04/05/98


On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Christopher Avans wrote:

>Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled.
>
>Has anyone ever had a problem with the work around?

Under Linux 2.0.32 it will cause your EIP to be the instruction after the
one that crashed.  Linux 2.0.33 doesn't cause any side effects.

>        I have a memory error that has haunted me for awhile. So I ran
>pure stock circle for awhile and it also has random memory leaks on my
>box. shrug

Possibly, it does (as of bpl12) have some -1 array index references.

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