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Windows and macOS both use thread slot 0x20, so fiber games crash under Wine

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Executive summary

A regression in the Wine compatibility layer causes certain games to crash on Windows when running on macOS due to a shared thread slot issue.

No verified workaround yet

None of the linked reports describe a mitigation. Follow this incident to hear when one appears.

Technical root cause

Under active investigation. No report has identified a root cause yet.

Evidence

1 report · 1 HNShow
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Timeline

  1. First report on Hacker News thread

    Windows and macOS both use thread slot 0x20, so fiber games crash under Wine

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