cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 machdep.c

Bruce Evans bde at zeta.org.au
Fri Oct 31 09:37:29 PST 2003


On Fri, 31 Oct 2003, John Baldwin wrote:

>
> On 31-Oct-2003 John Baldwin wrote:
> > jhb         2003/10/31 06:24:29 PST
> >
> >   FreeBSD src repository
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     sys/i386/i386        machdep.c
> >   Log:
> >   - Finish externing of r_idt in the f00f hack code.
> >   - Miscellaneous style fixes in the f00f hack code and some nearby code.
> >
> >   Submitted by:   bde

Thanks.

> This might actually fix SMP on Pentium's since the AP's will not
> point to the correct IDT without this fix.

Have the been any reports of it being broken?  We configure the f00f hack
code on all PentiumIs (aka P5s) including ones without the f00f bug, so
the r_idt bug probably breaks all SMP systems with such CPUs.

Bruce


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