Bug#461493: linux-2.6: [ia64] FP instructions/misaligned access cause silent user data corruption

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Subject: Bug#461493: linux-2.6: [ia64] FP instructions/misaligned access cause silent user data corruption
From: dann frazier <dannf@hp.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:15:00 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 20080119001500.26098.43202.reportbug@krebs.dannf>
Reply-to: dann frazier <dannf@hp.com>, 461493@bugs.debian.org

Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17
Severity: critical
Tags: patch
Justification: causes serious data loss

References:
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=1a499150e4ec1299232e24389f648d059ce5617a
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428920
  https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=354069

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: ia64

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-mckinley (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

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