FYI the Linux binutils 2.20.51.0.11 release contains a fix that no longer generates the offending NOPs for i686.
2010/08/06 patch http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils-cvs/2010-08/msg00057.html 2010/08/11 release http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2010-08/msg00194.html
FYI the Linux binutils 2.20.51.0.11 release contains a fix that no longer generates the offending NOPs for i686.
2010/08/06 patch sourceware. org/ml/ binutils- cvs/2010- 08/msg00057. html gcc.gnu. org/ml/ gcc/2010- 08/msg00194. html
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2010/08/11 release
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