From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
To: "Kevin O'Connor" <kevin@koconnor.net>
Cc: "seabios@seabios.org" <seabios@seabios.org>,
KVM list <kvm@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: seabios 0.6.1 regression
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:05:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4CE24971.6030000@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20101116001859.GA28639@morn.localdomain>
On 11/16/2010 02:18 AM, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> >
> > Rewriting it to use inb / stos works (jecxz ; insb; loop doesn't) so
> > it looks like a kernel bug in insb emulation.
>
> Ughh. I can revert that change on stable-0.6.1 if needed.
kernel bug -> kernel fix. SeaBIOS should feel free to use any
documented hardware capability, esp. something as basic as rep insb
which dates back to the good old 8086 days.
As an exception I ask that you stay away from big real mode and SMM.
> It sounds
> like we really do want this on the main branch though for the speed
> benefit it provides.
Yes.
--
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-16 9:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-15 13:39 seabios 0.6.1 regression Avi Kivity
2010-11-15 15:04 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-15 15:12 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-15 15:34 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-15 15:41 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-15 15:49 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-15 16:09 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 0:18 ` Kevin O'Connor
2010-11-16 9:05 ` Avi Kivity [this message]
2010-11-16 10:47 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 13:19 ` Alexander Graf
2010-11-16 14:15 ` Avi Kivity
2010-11-16 14:17 ` Alexander Graf
2010-11-16 14:27 ` Avi Kivity
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