From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BAx8a-0002ff-4B for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:25:36 -0400 Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BAx83-0002X5-Iw for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:25:34 -0400 Received: from [194.228.2.92] (helo=smtp-out4.iol.cz) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BAx6t-0002Fv-8L for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:23:51 -0400 Received: from volny.cz (a45-180.dialup.iol.cz [194.228.180.45]) by smtp-out4.iol.cz (Internet on Line ESMTP server) with ESMTP id 7BD6B319F5 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2004 22:23:46 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <407311D8.5020403@volny.cz> Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 22:23:52 +0200 From: Filip Navara MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Qemu workstation References: <200404051047.11383.jm@poure.com> <1081156203.3939.10.camel@aragorn> <4071B41F.3040201@bellard.org> <001601c41b57$ed1704f0$6407a8c0@shaggy> <20040406121738.GC2774@linux-m68k.org> <4072B070.3060700@wasp.net.au> In-Reply-To: <4072B070.3060700@wasp.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Brad Campbell wrote: > I guess if QEMU emulates the hlt instruction and the OS supports it > then it's pretty easy. > I note above it said running linux, which does idle nicely when the > hlt instruction is present, perhaps there is a not too difficult way > for intelligent OS's. DOS is a lost cause however. To clarify it, it's not 'HLT' instruction (Halt processor), but the 'NOP' instruction (No operation). - Filip