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Date:      Sat, 6 Dec 1997 19:50:07 -0800 (PST)
From:      mgove@cais.com
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   kern/5244: F00F workaround dosn't always work on SMP system.
Message-ID:  <199712070350.TAA11511@hub.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <199712070400.UAA12032@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         5244
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       F00F workaround dosn't always work on SMP system.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec  6 20:00:06 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Matthew E. Gove
>Organization:
>Release:        3.0-CURRENT
>Environment:
FreeBSD monolith.mgove.org 3.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Fri Dec  5 20:55:21 EST 1997     root@monolith.mgove.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/MONOLITH  i386

>Description:
Intel F00F workaround appears to only install on the first CPU in a dual CPU configuration.

>How-To-Repeat:
Execute the 'F00F' code, repeatedly.  Sometimes it dies with Illegal instruction, sometimes the system hangs.

>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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