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INTEL® CELERON® PROCESSOR SPECIFICATION UPDATE C79. The instruction Fetch Unit (IFU) May Fetch Instructions Based Upon Stale CR3 Data After a Write to CR3 Register Problem: Under a complex set of conditions, there exists a one clock window following a write to the CR3 register where-in it is possible for the iTLB fill buffer to obtain a stale page translation based on the stale CR3 data. This stale translation will persist until the next write to the CR3 register, the next page fault or execution of a certain class of instructions including RDTSC, CPUID, or IRETD with privilege level change. Implication: The wrong page translation could be used leading to erroneous software behavior. Workaround: Operating systems that are potentially affected can add a second write to the CR3 register. Status: For the stepping affected see the Summary of Changes at the beginning of this section. C80. The Processor Might not Exit Sleep State Properly Upon Deassertion of CPUSLP# Signal Problem: If the processor enters a sleep state upon assertion of CPUSLP# signal, and if the core to system bus multiplier is an odd bus fraction, then the processor may not resume from the CPU sleep state upon the de-assertion of CPUSLP# signal. Implication: This erratum may result in a system hang during a resume from CPU sleep state. Workaround: It is possible to workaround this in BIOS by not asserting CPUSLP# for power management purposes. Status: For the stepping affected see the Summary of Changes at the beginning of this section. C81. During Boundary Scan, BCLK not Sampled High When SLP# is Asserted Low Problem: During boundary scan, BCLK is not sampled high when SLP# is asserted low. Implication: Boundary scan results may be incorrect when SLP# is asserted low. Workaround: Do not use boundary scan when SLP# is asserted low. Status: For the steppings affected, see the Summary of Changes at the beginning of this section. 63

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INTEL
®
CELERON® PROCESSOR SPECIFICATION UPDATE
63
C79.
The instruction Fetch Unit (IFU) May Fetch Instructions
Based Upon Stale CR3 Data After a Write to CR3 Register
Problem:
Under a complex set of conditions, there exists a one clock window following a write to the CR3
register where-in it is possible for the iTLB fill buffer to obtain a stale page translation based on the stale CR3
data. This stale translation will persist until the next write to the CR3 register, the next page fault or execution
of a certain class of instructions including RDTSC, CPUID, or IRETD with privilege level change.
Implication:
The wrong page translation could be used leading to erroneous software behavior.
Workaround:
Operating systems that are potentially affected can add a second write to the CR3 register.
Status:
For the stepping affected see the
Summary of Changes
at the beginning of this section.
C80.
The
Processor Might not Exit Sleep State Properly Upon De-
assertion of CPUSLP# Signal
Problem:
If the processor enters a sleep state upon assertion of CPUSLP# signal, and if the core to system
bus multiplier is an odd bus fraction, then the processor may not resume from the CPU sleep state upon the
de-assertion of CPUSLP# signal.
Implication:
This erratum may result in a system hang during a resume from CPU sleep state.
Workaround:
It is possible to workaround this in BIOS by not asserting CPUSLP# for power
management purposes.
Status:
For the stepping affected see the Summary of Changes at the beginning of this section.
C81.
During Boundary Scan, BCLK not Sampled High When SLP#
is Asserted Low
Problem:
During boundary scan, BCLK is not sampled high when SLP# is asserted low.
Implication:
Boundary scan results may be incorrect when SLP# is asserted low.
Workaround:
Do not use boundary scan when SLP# is asserted low.
Status:
For the steppings affected, see the
Summary of Changes
at the beginning of this section.