Re: [Valgrind-users] start_rstsc_calibration causes illegalinstruction crash

[Tom H. <th...@cy...>]

In message <200...@gm...>
        Dirk Mueller <dm...@gm...> wrote:

> On Monday 24 November 2003 13:59, Tom Hughes wrote:
>
>> In fact there is sample code in the Intel CPUID application node
>> showing how to check for it. The application note is at:
>
> Thats nice. However the problem is that the application we valgrind might want 
> to run the cpuid instruction and will then expect to receive a SIGILL. We 
> can't just skip the instruction, since that will break the simulation. 

But if valgrind can check whether the instruction is there or not
then it could generate a SIGILL to the application it is running
couldn't it?

Tom

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