Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86: Remove cmpxchg from i386 NMI nesting code | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Date | Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:23:59 -0700 |
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Just use a VM or a simulator.
"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org> wrote:
>On Fri, 8 Jun 2012, Steven Rostedt wrote: > >> "Idiot! Why the f*ck are you running i386 on your nice shiny new >x86_64 >> machine, with Umpteen Gigs of RAM. Boot a x86_64 kernel for Christ >sake >> and get your full potential. Your i386 userspace will still work just >> fine on it. You're like one of those 75 year old retirees that can >> finally buy a Porsche just to drive it 10 miles per hour below the >speed >> limit with a line of cars behind them!" > >:) Yeah, if only native x86_64 could run vm86 so as to ask the VGA >BIOS >to unbotch the graphics card that shot itself into the foot for >whatever >reason, sigh... > > Maciej
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