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[SRM] #353494 - xserver-xorg does not start on CPUs without CPUID



Dear stable release manager,

I would like to see the fix to #353494 in a stable point release. Debian
claims to support processors starting at the 486. A bug in the X Server
prevents starting it on any early 486 class processor, and even later
Cyrix processors that have the CPUID instruction disabled. The bug is
caused by malformed inline assembly in the X server, which happens to
cause problems only if a processor without CPUID is detected.

The bug log contains a straightforward, tested fix, which I can not
think of doing any damage to systems where the X Server already works
on. Is it possible to include such a fix into the next point release of
debian stable, making it usable for an even wider audience?

Regards,
  Michael Karcher


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