From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:03:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:03:10 -0500 Received: from neon-gw.transmeta.com ([209.10.217.66]:39181 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:02:57 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: test11-pre5, Athlon, and Machine Check Architecture Date: 15 Nov 2000 13:32:41 -0800 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <8uuvdp$1t4$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <8uuqij$ejs$1@cesium.transmeta.com> <200011152114.WAA06084@cave.bitwizard.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2000 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: <200011152114.WAA06084@cave.bitwizard.nl> By author: R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl (Rogier Wolff) In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > crash; I don't expect anyone to actually see an #MF exception in real > > life. I'm trying to get confirmation from AMD that the code should > > be correct even for Athlon. > > Peter, > > Would it be an idea to invite people to lower the voltage on their > CPUs a bit, to try and trigger #MF's? > > (I started thinking about slowly overclocking the CPUs, to try and > trigger them, but that's not neccesary. At lower voltages, you'll also > get errors, but shouldn't risk smoking your CPU.... ) > If they wouldn't mind, I certainly would appreciate it... but on the other hand, once you have gotten an #MF you have no guarantee of proper operation anyway... after all, the code itself could be corrupt. -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/