Re: [tlug] Athlon hardware bug hangs Linux

[Christopher SEKIYA <wileyc@example.com>]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 07:08:01PM +0900, Jonathan Byrne wrote:

> There is a workaround (can't get to the details)

The workaround is to use 4Kb pages.  Pass mem=nopentium (memory=nopentium?)
as a stopgap.

> working on a patch to do that automatically when an Athlon/Duron is detected.

... which will restrict to 4Kb pages.

-- Chris