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Re: Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) Vulnerbility in BSDi 4.0.1

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (=?ISO-9550?B?o8C359TCv82jwA==?=)
Thu Aug 19 18:15:46 1999

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Date:         Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:32:00 -0700
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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.

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