Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Linux Kernel Markers | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:32:07 +0100 |
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Ar Mer, 2006-09-20 am 09:18 +0100, ysgrifennodd Richard J Moore: > > Are you referring to Intel erratum "unsynchronized cross-modifying code" > > - where it refers to the practice of modifying code on one processor > > where another has prefetched the unmodified version of the code.
> In the special case of replacing an opcode with int3 that erratum doesn't > apply. I know that's not in the manuals but it has been confirmed by the > Intel microarchitecture group. And it's not reasonable to it to be any > other way.
Ok thats cool to know and I wish they'd documented it. Is the same true for AMD ?
Alan
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