From: Brad Campbell <brad@wasp.net.au>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Qemu workstation
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 08:34:38 +0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <407384DE.4020900@wasp.net.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <407311D8.5020403@volny.cz>
Filip Navara wrote:
> Brad Campbell wrote:
>
>> I guess if QEMU emulates the hlt instruction and the OS supports it
>> then it's pretty easy.
>> I note above it said running linux, which does idle nicely when the
>> hlt instruction is present, perhaps there is a not too difficult way
>> for intelligent OS's. DOS is a lost cause however.
>
>
> To clarify it, it's not 'HLT' instruction (Halt processor), but the
> 'NOP' instruction (No operation).
How does that work then?
I have some code that uses a NOP loop for accurate timing? That spins at 100% cpu usage, how does a
NOP tell the processor to idle? HLT does.
Brad
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-04-07 4:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-05 8:47 [Qemu-devel] Qemu workstation Jean-Michel POURE
2004-04-05 9:10 ` John R. Hogerhuis
2004-04-05 9:30 ` Rudi Lippert
2004-04-05 9:55 ` Jean-Michel POURE
2004-04-05 19:31 ` Fabrice Bellard
2004-04-05 21:49 ` Jamie Burns
2004-04-06 12:17 ` Richard Zidlicky
2004-04-06 13:28 ` Brad Campbell
2004-04-06 20:23 ` Filip Navara
2004-04-07 4:34 ` Brad Campbell [this message]
2004-04-07 7:59 ` Filip Navara
2004-04-07 8:24 ` Brad Campbell
2004-04-07 8:47 ` Grzegorz Kulewski
2004-04-07 17:50 ` Richard Zidlicky
2004-04-07 9:40 ` Filip Navara
2004-04-06 14:00 ` Jamie Burns
2004-04-06 19:00 ` Fabrice Bellard
2004-04-05 9:38 ` Jean-Michel POURE
2004-04-05 10:23 ` John R. Hogerhuis
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-04-05 15:19 Mike Nordell
2004-04-05 20:40 ` Filip Navara
2004-04-05 21:05 ` John R. Hogerhuis
2004-04-05 21:15 ` Filip Navara
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