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Re: Pentium bug


On Sat, 15 Nov 1997, root wrote:

> For Linux users, it may be interesting to know that Linus Torwalds has added
> a patch to Linux that solves the newly discovered bug with a software
> correction as proposed by Intel.

Last I heard the two patches/fixes available had major pitfalls.  From
what I've seen, I'd agree.  The Linux fix is an ugly hack, and the BSDI
one (last I saw), forgot all about vm86 mode. *yich*.  I hope (but doubt)
that MS will incorporate a better fix into 95 NT and 98.

- alex

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