RE: PIII-Bug (E59)

From: Jones D (ISaCS) (djones2@glam.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Jul 03 2000 - 06:51:25 EST


> Can anybody tell me, if there is any workaround in the linux
> kernel for
> the E59 bug of the PIII:
> "MOVD or CVTSI2SS following zeroing instruction can cause incorrect
> result"

The workarounds suggested by Intel suggest modification of compiler
back ends. I don't think this is something that the kernel can work
around.

regards,

Dave.

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jul 07 2000 - 21:00:12 EST