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From: "Peter Edwards" <pmedwards@eircom.net>
To: Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>,
	Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc: Peter Edwards <pmedwards@eircom.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Floating point problems
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:50:41 +0100
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I can also confirm that my X server has been rock solid since applying the
patch.
I think Bruce deserves a lollipop.

Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> wrote:

> 
> * De: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> [ Data: 2002-10-24 ]
> 	[ Subjecte: Re: Floating point problems ]
> > Thanks.  This makes the main bug clear.  The PCB_NPXINITDONE bit in the
> > state was not being restored.  This was confusing to debug because gdb
> > doesn't understand this bug so it shows the state that should have been
> > restored until npxdna() unrestores it consistently.  Try this fix.
> 
> FWIW, this fixes every reproducable hang I've had with X and related.
> 
> Thanks!
> juli.
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-- 
Peter Edwards.


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