Messages in this thread | | | From | richardj_moore@uk ... | Date | Thu, 7 Dec 2000 16:04:21 +0000 | Subject | Why is double_fault serviced by a trap gate? |
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Why is double_fault serviced by a trap gate? The problem with this is that any double-fault caused by a stack-fault, which is the usual reason, becomes a triple-fault. And a triple-fault results in a processor reset or shutdown making the fault damn near impossible to get any information on.
Oughtn't the double-fault exception handler be serviced by a task gate? And similarly the NMI handler in case the NMI is on the current stack page frame?
Richard Moore - RAS Project Lead - Linux Technology Centre (PISC).
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