linux-kernel - Re: i686 quirk for AMD Geode

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Message-ID: <20091004072942.GA5934@boogie.lpds.sztaki.hu>
Date:	Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:29:43 +0200
From:	Gabor Gombas <gombasg@...aki.hu>
To:	Matteo Croce <technoboy85@...il.com>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: i686 quirk for AMD Geode

On Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 12:54:03AM +0200, Matteo Croce wrote:

> Emulate? I can replace it with two plain NOPs.
> How can I do the "emulation"? trapping SIGILL?

No, emulate it in the kernel, so userspace never notices.

Gabor

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