Re: [patch] x86: fix ESP corruption CPU bug

2005-03-14 Thread Andi Kleen
Stas Sergeev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Another way of saying the same thing: I absolutely hate seeing >> patches that fix some theoretical issue that no Linux apps will ever >> care about. > No, it is not theoretical, but it is mainly > about a DOS games and an MS linker, as for > me. The th

Re: ptrace single-stepping change breaks Wine

2004-12-31 Thread Andi Kleen
On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 04:38:21PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > Can someone repeat again what was wrong with the old ptrace > > semantics before the initial change that caused all these complex > > changes? It seemed to work well for years. How about we just > > go back to the old state, rever

Re: ptrace single-stepping change breaks Wine

2004-12-31 Thread Andi Kleen
Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It's a bit more involved than I'd like, since especially the "popf" case > just is pretty complex, but I'd love to hear whether it works. > > NOTE NOTE NOTE! I've tested it, but only on one small test-case, so it > might be totally broken in many ways