Re: List of unaccessible x86 states

[Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>]

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 03:01:15PM +0200, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> as the list of yet user-unaccessible x86 states is a bit volatile ATM,
> this is an attempt to collect the precise requirements for additional
> state fields. Once everyone feels the list is complete, we can decide
> how to partition it into one ore more substates for the new
> KVM_GET/SET_VCPU_STATE interface.
> 
> What I read so far (or tried to patch already):
> 
> - nmi_masked
> - nmi_pending
> - nmi_injected
> - kvm_queued_exception (whole struct content)
> - KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT (from vcpu.requests)
> 
> Unclear points (for me) from the last discussion:
> 
> - sipi_vector
Should be migrated.

> - MCE (covered via kvm_queued_exception, or does it require more?)
> 
> Please extend or correct the list as required.
> 
> Jan
> 
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