On 2014-05-07 19:09 +0200, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 05/07/2014 09:57 AM, Linus Torvalds wrote: >> >> Afaik, 16-bit programs under wine already need >> >> echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr >> >> because they want to map things at address 0, so this isn't a new concept. >> > > I think that applies to DOSEMU, but not to Wine. DOSEMU does no longer need it either. If vm.mmap_min_addr is > 0, it turns on CPU emulation, which it has to use anyway due to lack of vm86 mode. > Sven: if you have the ability to build your own kernel, could you also > try the "x86/espfix" branch of the git tree: > > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/ > > (clone URLs:) > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git > > ... to make sure the proper solution works for you? Works fine here, thanks. > I'm somewhat curious if this program you have is actually a 32-bit > program or if it is really a 16-bit program wrapped in a 32-bit > installer of some kind. Hard to know without seeing the program in > question. The main application (a chess database program) is 32-bit, but it comes with several 16-bit analysis engines that are loaded on startup (I see them in lsof output), so that's the situation described by Alexandre. Cheers, Sven -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html