New 1219 kernel causes fire

Dave Jones davej at redhat.com
Fri Apr 1 08:50:41 UTC 2005


On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 11:43:55AM +0300, Fred New wrote:
 > Motherboard - McDonaldFarm-eieio
 > Processor - Celeron_x64
 > Memory - 6 GB, GCC
 > 
 > Every time I boot, the new kernel causes my motherboard to catch fire.
 > I didn't have this problem with 1208 kernel.  Fortunately, the onboard
 > halon extinguisher prevents any damage, but the ozone layer is
 > suffering.  And I am running out of halon.  Is anyone else seeing this?

Ah, that'll be because we build the kernel with gcc4 now, which emits
HCF[1] instructions.  It's perfectly normal, and to be expected.
As a workaround, you could invest in a water-pump, and some pretty
cold-cathode lights. (I recommend green).

		Dave

[1] Halt, and catch fire.




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