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Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-18:08.lazyfpu
From: Dave Cottlehuber <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:39:58 +0200
On Wed, 12 Sep 2018, at 07:43, FreeBSD Errata Notices wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > ============================================================================= > FreeBSD-EN-18:08.lazyfpu Errata Notice > The FreeBSD Project > > Topic: LazyFPU remediation causes potential data corruption Data Corruption reads a bit like "Imminent SuperNova in Your Area".. I'm not really sure what it means for users & sysadmins. Given we've had the original lazyfpu patches out for 11.x for a few months[1]: - what might data corruption entail? - has this been observed in the wild? Many thanks for the efforts into making these patches available. Dave [1]: https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:07.lazyfpu.asc _______________________________________________ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."
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