AMD Athlon 6 - Manual (Page 14)

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AMD Athlon™ Processor Model 6 Revision Guide 24332G—October 2003
Preliminary Information
23 Using Task Gates With Breakpoints Enabled May Cause Unexpected Faults
Products Affected. A0, A2, A5
Normal Specified Operation. Task gates should correctly use the TSS selector out of the task gate for CALL
and JMP instructions.
Non-conformance. When a task gate is used by a CALL or JMP instruction and any debug breakpoint is
enabled through the DR7.LE or GE bits, the processor may, under certain timing scenarios, incorrectly
use the new TSS base[15:0] contained in the new TSS as a selector. This will most likely cause a GP
fault with an error code of the new TSS base.
Potential Effect on System. System failure.
Suggested Workaround. When using software that uses task gates with CALL or JMP instructions, do not
enable breakpoints.
Resolution Status. No fix planned.