Messages in this thread | | | From | (Eric W. Biederman) | Subject | Re: [PATCH] i386: always clear bss | Date | Fri, 04 May 2007 20:11:02 -0600 |
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"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:
> Eric W. Biederman wrote: >> >> I have this vague memory of liking 0x3c because if we do happen to use >> more room then we intended the consequences are pretty benign. >> >> But that is a pretty minor consequence. >>
I meant to say it is a pretty minor consideration.
> That's a dangerous assumption (besides, it's likely wrong, since there > are only two unused bytes below it.)
Worse case on a modern machine is that we get a messed up screen. The odds of it happening are sufficiently remote that it isn't worth worrying about.
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