Talk:Cyrix coma bug

This is not a fix

A simple fix is to insert another instruction in the loop, the nop instruction being a good candidate.

This is not really a fix for the problem. The problem is that any program can lock up the cpu, without giving the os the chance to do something about it. Unless the above statement implies scanning all programs for suspect opcodes, patching them, taking into jump targets and self-modifying code, that is to say, effectively running all programs in an emulator, it is not a fix. Shinobu 22:52, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The point is that if your program runs similar code, and it's causing the computer to lock, even though it was not your intention, adding a nop will avoid the lock. However, you're right that in an intentional attempt to trigger the bug and cause a DoS, it's not a solution at all. 201.212.126.164 14:02, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this necessary?

What's the significance of

0x36, 0x78, 0x38, 0x36

and

movl %eax, %edx

? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.139.87.74 (talk) 06:01, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

0x36, 0x78, 0x38, 0x36

that is "6x86" in ascii, it could be anything. --46.64.28.128 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:05, 3 December 2010 (UTC).[reply]

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Workarounds

Regarding "One way to prevent this bug is to enable bit 0x10 in the configuration register CCR1 …": Isn’t it possible for the attacker to disable the named bit? -- Pemu (talk) 02:40, 10 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]