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Subject: Triggering Machine Check Exceptions on x86
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I would like to trigger a Machine Check Exception soley by a 
'software mechanism' on my x86 box. The idea is to test my 
machine check exception handler thoroughly. I want a reliable 
way which will generate this exception every time when I run 
the software code snippet.