Re: [PATCH 0/5] Split the emulator: decode & execute

Avi Kivity
2007-09-01T14:19:51Z

Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 August 2007 18:39:45 Laurent Vivier wrote:
>
>> These patches split the emulator in two parts: one to decode the instruction,
>> the other to execute it. The decode part is then called only when needed.
>>
>
> Is the same change done to the Xen version? It might be better to make
> it easier to port future Xen changes over by keeping the code similar;
> at least as long as this emulator is far from being a complete x86
> implementation.
>

The two versions have already diverged too far for diff/apply style
porting. For logical porting (looking at a patch and writing a new one
based on it) I think this patchset does not change things significantly.

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