Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 20:35:26 +0200
From: Marc Lehmann <pcg AT goof DOT com>
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Subject: Re: file asm/bugs.h in kernel 2.4.4
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On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 06:40:06PM +0200, Dirk Aust <dirk_aust AT gmx DOT de> wrote:
> While making the kernel 2.4.4 I encountered the problem that the
> function __buggy_fxsr_alignment() should be provided by the compiler

No, this symbol is undefined because it should never be referenced in actual
code. Since pgcc does not honour the alignment attribute in structs the same
way gcc does this symbol gets referenced.

It means that the fxsr struct is misaligned (becauzse of compiler bugs ;).
Instead of crashing at runtime the kernel checks for this.

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