Re: [PATCH 1/2] VMware detection support for x86 and x86-64

H. Peter Anvin
2008-09-26T17:38:57Z

Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> Which would be hardware implementers in the '80s getting wrong the first few
> times what IBM did right the first time. Doesn't *anybody* do literature
> searches before doing stuff anymore? ;)

Well, yes. There are some prety strong reasons to believe that Intel
got that one wrong *deliberately*, until VMware finally forced their hand.

-hpa