Bug 50227 - Loss of FPU state (in pthread based numerical code, etc).
Summary: Loss of FPU state (in pthread based numerical code, etc).
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-07-28 18:03 UTC by dtc
Modified: 2008-08-01 16:22 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2004-09-30 15:39:05 UTC
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Example code. (2.15 KB, text/plain)
2001-07-28 18:04 UTC, dtc 		no flags Details
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Description dtc 2001-07-28 18:03:38 UTC 
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User-Agent: Mozilla/4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.3-12 i686)

Description of problem:
The linux x86 kernel tries to be too clever and does not save the FPU state
after a signal but before the FPU has been touch.  The glibc pthread
timedsuspend uses a longjmp out of the resume signal handler without saving
and restoring the FPU state. The result is that the FPU state is lost.

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Compile and execute the attacted example code.
2.
3.
	

Actual Results:  fpucw: 37f
sigtrap: fpstate 0x40967860
fpucw: 37b
sigtrap: fpstate (nil)
fpucw: 37f


Expected Results:  fpucw: 37f
sigtrap: fpstate 0x40967860
fpucw: 37b
sigtrap: fpstate 0x40967860
fpucw: 37b
Floating exception
Comment 1 dtc 2001-07-28 18:04:55 UTC 
Created attachment 25287 [details]
Example code.
Comment 2 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 15:39:05 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
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