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SubjectRe: [patch] 2.4.0-test2: %cr4 in a register dump
Linus Torvalds wrote:
> If I remember correctly, there are CPU's out there that will bomb out
> horribly when you access %cr4 if the register doesn't exist.
>
> Do I remember wrong?
>
> I'd certainly agree with printing out cr4 even if it would be zero, I just
> disagree very much with adding a register read to the dump output that may
> cause an infinite regression of traps..
>
> Linus

How about just trapping the illegal opcode exception then? (patch
untested)

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Brian Gerst[unhandled content-type:application/x-unknown-content-type-diff_auto_file]
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