Re: x86 instability with 2.6.1{8,9}

[Alistair John Strachan]

On Monday 01 January 2007 16:01, Ken Moffat wrote:
>  Hi, I've been running an athlon64 in 64-bit mode without problems,
> up to and incluing 2.6.19.1.  A couple of weeks ago I decided to use
> it for testing x86 builds, since then it's been nothing but trouble
> in 32-bit mode.  It still works fine when I boot it in 64-bit mode.

Obviously papering over a severe bug, but why is it necessary for you to run a 
32bit kernel to test 32bit userspace? If your 64bit kernel is stable, use the 
IA32 emulation surely?

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

Final year Computer Science undergraduate.
1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.
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