On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 06:34:55 -0800 "H. Peter Anvin" <h...@zytor.com> wrote:
> #2 is what I really don't understand. > > I worry something else is going on there Yeah, me too. -- Steve > > > > >While the missing cr2 issue made debugging frustrating, I find the > >other > >aspects of the bug more serious: > > > > 1. Programs that are doing valid memory accesses can segfault > >and worse > >2. This bug can cause an instant-reboot of the system (I assume > >somehow > > with the right combination of memory accesses it causes a > > triple-fault?) > > > >#2 is why I spent all of this time tracking this down, I couldn't leave > >a > >machine fuzzing overnight without the machine rebooting. > > > >Vince > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
