Re: [PATCH 4/4] x86: properly handle kvm emulation of hyperv

H. Peter Anvin
2013-07-23T14:48:29Z

On 07/23/2013 06:55 AM, KY Srinivasan wrote:
>
> This strategy of hypervisor detection based on some detection order IMHO is not
> a robust detection strategy. The current scheme works since the only hypervisor emulated
> (by other hypervisors happens to be Hyper-V). What if this were to change.
>

One strategy would be to pick the *last* one in the CPUID list, since
the ones before it are logically the one(s) being emulated...

-hpa