Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:02:28 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [patch] x86: fix ESP corruption CPU bug |
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Hi!
> >Attached patch works around the corruption > >of the high word of the ESP register, which > >is the official bug of x86 CPUs. The bug > >triggers only when the one is using the > >16bit stack segment, and is described here: > >http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/specupdt/27287402.PDF > > Does the bug also egsist on AMD CPU's? Does the patch add anything to > kernels compiled for AMD CPU's?
Yes, same workaround is needed on AMDs, Cyrixes, ...
Pavel
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