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Re: Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) Vulnerbility in BSDi 4.0.1

From: fengyue () BLUEROSE WINDMOON NU (ฃภท็ิยฟอฃ)
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:32:00 -0700


On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Ben Lull wrote:

Description:

      A vulnerbility exists in BSDi 4.0.1 Symmetric Multiprocessing
      (SMP).  During high CPU usage it is possible to cause BSDi 4.0.1
      (possibly others but untested) with all current patches to stop


FreeBSD 3.2 SMP seems to be fine.  The machine that I used to test is a
dual P-III with ASUS motherboard.

Current thread:

Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) Vulnerbility in BSDi 4.0.1 Ben Lull (Aug 17)
- can boot NT4 server via mac client Pavel Aubuchon-Mendoza (Aug 17)
- Re: Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) Vulnerbility in BSDi 4.0.1 ฃภท็ิยฟอฃ (Aug 18)
- bass and solaris x86 2.6 David Brumley (Aug 18)