Re: Possible Pentium MMX CPU bug?

linux kernel account (linker@nightshade.z.ml.org)
Fri, 28 Nov 1997 19:33:28 -0500 (EST)


Anyone have a PII with a 2.0.32 kernel (compiled pentium) to find out if
this happens there?

On Sat, 29 Nov 1997, Ian Collier wrote:

> 2.0.32, CONFIG_M586=y, gcc 2.7.2.1, fairly recent P150MMX...
> $ ./mw_bug
> testing bug ... possible Pentium MMX 'missed write' CPU bug detected!
>
> $ cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor : 0
> cpu : 586
> model : 4
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> stepping : 4
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : yes
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid : yes
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 mmx
> bogomips : 303.92
>
> imc
>