Re: linux 2.2.21 pre3, pre4 and rc1 problems. (fwd)

Alan Cox (alan@redhat.com)
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:50:19 -0500 (EST)


> on 2.4.19-pre3 and 2.4.19-pre3-aa1. I put a couple of printk's to see
> where the problem was (arch/i386/bluesmoke.c), but after rebooting it
> did not show up. I just vompiled 2.4.19-pre3-aa and 2.4.19-pre3 +
> preempt, I would like o have it solved before I reboot though

The intel cpus get deeply upset if you write to bank zero of the error
reporting registers used by MCE exceptions. The AMD ones want you to do so
and the change that went in was tested on AMD boxes but not Intel.

Revert the bluesmoke.c change and all should be well
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