However, if your systems support code developers, you have a problem
which can't be fixed within the kernel because the kernel doesn't
get a trap on the illegal opcode sequence. I guess, it that case,
you should try to get a new CPU from Intel.
It is possible that Intel has a fix. There are many undocumented
instruction sequences that are used by Intel to test the internals
of their chip(s). It is possible that some special initialization
sequence could be performed to prevent this problem from occurring.
If that is the case, the kernel could do this upon startup and everything
would be fine.
However.... Intel doesn't answer email. I will write to them on
company statationery on Monday and see if I can get a response.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Richard B. Johnson
Project Engineer
Analogic Corporation
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