AMD buffer overflow protection and Linux

[James Drabb]

Has anyone hear about this:
http://tinyurl.com/zllg

What about support for Linux?  This could come in very handy and I
certainly do not want to see this as some MS only feature  : (

One quote from the article:

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD says it has included code in all its 64-bit
Athlon and Opteron-brand processors that Microsoft soon plans to use to
make it far more difficult for hackers to exploit buffer overflows --
one of the most widespread computer security holes.

It sounds like this code is already there.  Any support in Linux yet? 
It would be nice if this support was in Linux first : )

Jim Drabb
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The box said: "Requires Windows 98/2000/NT/XP or better."
So, I installed LINUX!
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James Drabb JR
Senior Programmer Analyst
Davenport, FL USA