On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Jean-Marc Saffroy wrote:
> What is the intent behind this "rep;nop" ? Does it really rely on an
> undocumented behaviour ?
Its used to stop Pentium 4's from cooking themselves.
See the P4 manuals for more info.
regards,
Dave.
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