From owner-freebsd-smp Wed Nov 27 11:15:38 1996 Return-Path: owner-smp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA06348 for smp-outgoing; Wed, 27 Nov 1996 11:15:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA06340 for ; Wed, 27 Nov 1996 11:15:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA16047; Wed, 27 Nov 1996 12:14:57 -0700 Message-Id: <199611271914.MAA16047@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Andrew MacIntyre cc: Terje Normann Marthinussen , freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: sys/i386/i386 locore.s swtch.s sys/i386/include pmap.h In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 27 Nov 1996 20:52:52 +1100." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 12:14:57 -0700 Sender: owner-smp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Terje Normann Marthinussen wrote: > > {...} > > > Processors: APIC ID Version State Family Model Step Flags > > 0 0x10 BSP, usable 5 2 11 0x03bf > > 2 0x10 AP, usable 5 2 11 0x03bf > > 3 0x10 AP, usable 5 2 5 0x03bf > > 4 0x10 AP, usable 5 2 5 0x03bf > > ^^^^ > > {...} > > Just FYI, I recall seeing a message recently from Linus Torvalds (in a Linux > newsgroup) indicating that there was evidence that Stepping 5 (and possibly > earlier) P5 CPUs had a problem that affected operation of the Linux > kernel. Unfortunately I don't recall the substance of this message :-(. I'm using: Processors: APIC ID Version State Family Model Step Flags 0 0x11 BSP, usable 5 2 1 0x07bf 1 0x11 AP, usable 5 2 1 0x07bf ^^^ without problems (that I'm aware of). -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzHe7tEAAAEEAM274wAEEdP+grIrV6UtBt54FB5ufifFRA5ujzflrvlF8aoE 04it5BsUPFi3jJLfvOQeydbegexspPXL6kUejYt2OeptHuroIVW5+y2M2naTwqtX WVGeBP6s2q/fPPAS+g+sNZCpVBTbuinKa/C4Q6HJ++M9AyzIq5EuvO0a8Rr9AAUR tBlTdGV2ZSBQYXNzZSA8c21wQGNzbi5uZXQ+ =ds99 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----