From owner-freebsd-hackers  Fri Dec 23 20:01:55 1994
Return-Path: hackers-owner
Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id UAA18952 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 23 Dec 1994 20:01:55 -0800
Received: from Root.COM (implode.Root.COM [198.145.90.1]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with ESMTP id EAA18946 for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Sat, 24 Dec 1994 04:01:45 GMT
Received: from corbin.Root.COM (corbin.Root.COM [198.145.90.18]) by Root.COM (8.6.8/8.6.5) with ESMTP id UAA05587; Fri, 23 Dec 1994 20:01:26 -0800
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by corbin.Root.COM (8.6.9/8.6.5) with SMTP id UAA04733; Fri, 23 Dec 1994 20:01:26 -0800
Message-Id: <199412240401.UAA04733@corbin.Root.COM>
X-Authentication-Warning: corbin.Root.COM: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol
To: hosokawa@mt.cs.keio.ac.jp (HOSOKAWA Tatsumi)
cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: DX4/100 BUG 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 24 Dec 94 11:57:13 +0900."
             <199412240257.LAA07530@frig.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp> 
From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
Reply-To: davidg@Root.COM
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 20:01:22 -0800
Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org
Precedence: bulk

>I heard Linux checks DX4/100 bug on bootstrap and is getting along
>with this bug.  It does not use HLT instruction on such machines.  I
>read swtch.s and locore.s of 2.0R, but I couldn't find any measures
>against this bug.  I don't know whether this bug is easily compensated
>since I have no Linux machines.  Is it easy?

   What bug? I have a DX4/100 sitting next to me that works just fine with 2.0.

-DG