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Processor, Respect, Interrupt, Shadow

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Revision Guide for AMD Family 15h Models 00h-0Fh Processors 48063 Rev. 3.18 October 2012 720 Processor May Not Respect Interrupt Shadow Description Under a highly specific and detailed set of internal timing conditions, a #DB exception may be presented during execution of an instruction that is in an interrupt shadow. In order for this erratum to occur, the other processor core in the compute-unit must be performing microcoded functions that are uncommon in usage. Potential Effect on System Under rare circumstances, a debug exception may occur in an interrupt shadow. Under common software use, this exception does not have a system effect. In the event that system software uses "STI, RET" instead of a single IRET instruction, or changes the stack segment simultaneously with the stack pointer (i.e. not using a flat segment for the stack), unpredictable system failure may result. AMD has not observed this erratum with any commercially available software. Suggested Workaround None. Fix Planned No fix planned 78 Product Errata

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720
Processor
May
Not
Respect
Interrupt
Shadow
Description
Under
a
highly
specific
and
detailed
set
of
internal
timing
conditions
,
a
#
DB
exception
may
be
presented
during
execution
of
an
instruction
that
is
in
an
interrupt
shadow
.
In
order
for
this
erratum
to
occur
,
the
other
processor
core
in
the
compute-unit
must
be
performing
microcoded
functions
that
are
uncommon
in
usage
.
Potential
Effect
on
System
Under
rare
circumstances
,
a
debug
exception
may
occur
in
an
interrupt
shadow
.
Under
common
software
use
,
this
exception
does
not
have
a
system
effect
.
In
the
event
that
system
software
uses
"STI
,
RET"
instead
of
a
single
IRET
instruction
,
or
changes
the
stack
segment
simultaneously
with
the
stack
pointer
(
i
.
e
.
not
using
a
flat
segment
for
the
stack
,
unpredictable
system
failure
may
result
.
AMD
has
not
observed
this
erratum
with
any
commercially
available
software
.
Suggested
Workaround
None
.
Fix
Planned
No
fix
planned
Revision
Guide
for
AMD
Family
15
h
Models
00
h-
0
Fh
Processors
48063
Rev
. 3.18
October
2012
78
Product
Errata