From: "Roedel, Joerg" <Joerg.Roedel@amd.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>,
"kvm@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: SVM: Sync efer back into nested vmcb
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:54:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100728075403.GC26098@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C4F2E74.3000608@redhat.com>
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 03:07:32PM -0400, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 07/27/2010 07:14 PM, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> > This patch fixes a bug in a nested hypervisor that heavily
> > switches between real-mode and long-mode. The problem is
> > fixed by syncing back efer into the guest vmcb on emulated
> > vmexit.
>
> This is vmware? IIRC their old kernel was 32-bit, so they need to
> switch all the time.
No, it is a small interal research hypervisor. But if this fixes vmware
too its fine :-)
Joerg
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-07-28 7:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-07-27 16:14 [PATCH 0/2] Nested SVM fix and next_rip emulation Joerg Roedel
2010-07-27 16:14 ` [PATCH 1/2] KVM: SVM: Sync efer back into nested vmcb Joerg Roedel
2010-07-27 19:07 ` Avi Kivity
2010-07-28 7:54 ` Roedel, Joerg [this message]
2010-07-27 16:14 ` [PATCH 2/2] KVM: SVM: Emulate next_rip svm feature Joerg Roedel
2010-07-27 18:32 ` Avi Kivity
2010-07-28 9:37 ` Roedel, Joerg
2010-07-28 10:28 ` Avi Kivity
2010-07-28 11:25 ` Roedel, Joerg
2010-07-28 11:34 ` Avi Kivity
2010-07-28 11:51 ` Roedel, Joerg
2010-07-28 11:57 ` Avi Kivity
2010-07-28 12:18 ` Roedel, Joerg
2010-07-28 12:25 ` Avi Kivity
2010-07-28 10:28 ` [PATCH 0/2] Nested SVM fix and next_rip emulation Avi Kivity
2010-07-28 16:53 ` Marcelo Tosatti
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