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From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
Subject: Re: Virtualization + CPU w/crypto acceleration instructions
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:04:06 -0700
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Zachary Amsden wrote:
> VMware doesn't support VIA CPUs, and I think we would have compatibility =

> issues with these instructions.  In general, most hypervisors would need =

> to support decoding of the new instructions for complete emulation in =

> various fault and corner cases. =


Using a crypto instruction to update a pagetable would be... interesting ;)

    J