Message-ID:	<06fd01c30e30$7670f840$0600000a@broadpark.no>
From:	"Gisle Vanem" <giva AT bgnett DOT no>
To:	<djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>
References:	<10304290440 DOT AA26174 AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
Subject:	Re: uclock proposed patch
Date:	Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:19:40 +0200
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> +  if(_os_trueversion == 0x532) { /* Windows NT, 2000, XP */
> +    static double multiplier;
> +    static unsigned long btics;
> +    uclock_t rval;
> +
> +    if (uclock_bss != __bss_count) {
> +      signal(SIGILL, catch_rdtsc);

What happens with a previously installed SIGILL handler?
Should maybe save retval from signal() and restore it.

And what about the case where RDTSC is present but
disabled (CR4 bit 3 = 1). Maybe protect with a SIGSEGV
handler also.

-gv

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