Replying to a message of Peter Magnusson to Darryl Gregorash:
DG>> Any differences in teh instructions are bugs..
PM> In undocummented to?
PM> I mean, if you read x86.org you'll find a couple
PM> of insructions that have excisted in a lot of
PM> processors, but wasn't made public until P6.
PM> Would diffrences in them be considered a bug, too?
OK, I wasn't considering undocumented instructions. The manufacturer can make
those do whatever he pleases, and we use them in our peril :)
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