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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 08/11] xen/hvmlite: Extend APIC operations
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On 01/02/16 15:38, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> HVMlite guests need to be viewed as having APIC, otherwise smpboot code,
> for example, will complain.

I think we should consider always giving HVMlite guests an emulated
APIC.  I think this eliminates one of the biggest differences between
HVMlite and native/KVM guests and will reduce the risk of future
breakage in this area.

David