Re: [patch] Katmai/PIII support for Linux pre-2.2.2-1

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 20:31:45 +0000 (GMT)


> (if the PIII introduces a security hole on nonsupportive kernels then it's
> a PIII problem. Btw, i pretty much doubt this to be the case, if Intel is

Its a PIII problem, two weeks later its a bugtraq problem, 4 weeks later
its a mainstream newsprint problem. Its no different to handling F00F and
all the other fun silicon stuff - in fact its data compromising so it would
be worse than f00f

> sane they have linked all the new MMX2 opcodes to the 'Katmai mode'. They
> would otherwise cut off some huge installed based potentially upgrading to
> a PIII.)

If Intel have been sane I still don't agree with Ingo, but not to the extent
I actually care which method is used.

Alan

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