Re: [PATCH] moving F0 0F bug check to bugs.h

From: George Greer (greerga@m-l.org)
Date: Sun Nov 18 2001 - 13:14:52 EST


On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, Dave Jones wrote:

>> We only check for the bug once so we might as well move it to check
>> the boot cpu only in bugs.h.
>
>Whilst not an ideal solution, some people do silly things like
>putting a P150 and a P166 clocked to 150 into SMP boxes.
>It could be possible for 1 CPU to have the bug whilst another doesn't.

All Pentium and Pentium/MMX have it, even the 233/MMX. So unless you stuff
a Pentium 1 and a Pentium Pro in the same machine somehow, all will be
affected.

processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 5
model : 4
model name : Pentium MMX
stepping : 3
cpu MHz : 232.109
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : yes
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic mmx
bogomips : 463.66

-George Greer

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