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From: m5@lynx.uucp (Mike McNally)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: i486 trancendentals
Keywords: interrupts abort
Message-ID: <7102@lynx.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 90 16:14:23 GMT
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Organization: Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., Campbell CA
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What's this I read (in the i486 "shiny black" book from Intel) about
i486 trancendentals being aborted when a pending INTR is detected?
There's a vague comment about trancendentals being dangerous in
systems expecting frequent interrupts.  What's the real scoop?  Ken
S., are you there?



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Mike McNally                                    Lynx Real-Time Systems
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