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From: Sebastian Kaliszewski <Sebastian.Kaliszewski@softax.com.pl>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Patch: generate a DBF when a GPF could not be	delivered on x86
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:13:49 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <460A23BD.8080605@softax.com.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070327114036.GD32622@silo.inf.tu-dresden.de>

Bernhard Kauer wrote:
> Qemu does not generate a double fault (DBF) on x86, if a general protection
> fault could not be delivered. Instead it hangs in a loop.
> 
> The patch fix this bug by checking whether we are already in a GPF exception.

If you're at it, maybe add triple fault handling (ie exception if DBF 
handler) -- it should reset CPU.


rgds
-- 
Sebastian Kaliszewski

  reply	other threads:[~2007-03-28  8:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-03-27 11:40 [Qemu-devel] Patch: generate a DBF when a GPF could not be delivered on x86 Bernhard Kauer
2007-03-28  8:13 ` Sebastian Kaliszewski [this message]
2007-03-28 12:39   ` Bernhard Kauer
2007-03-31 12:14     ` [Qemu-devel] Patch: generate double and triple faults Bernhard Kauer

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