Pentium Bug Workaround: works for me!

Westley Weimer (weimer@wrw3.resnet.cornell.edu)
Thu, 13 Nov 1997 18:21:14 -0500 (EST)

Linux-2.1.63-CVS prevents
char main[]={0xf0,0x0f,0xc7,0xc8};
>From crashing my ancient pentium-100. The program dies with 'illegal
instruction'.

Syslog:
Nov 13 18:18:08 wrw3 kernel: <c2800fc8/c2800ff8>
Nov 13 18:18:08 wrw3 kernel: <handler c0109470... ... done>
/proc/cpuinfo:
processor : 0
cpu family : 5
model : Pentium 75+
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
stepping : 4
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
pentium_f00f_buf : yes
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8
bogomips : 39.94

Nice work.

-Wes Weimer
wrw3@cornell.edu