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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 22/29] elfnotes: intorduce a new
 PHYS_ENTRY elfnote
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:35:46 +0200
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El 21/09/15 a les 16.47, Jan Beulich ha escrit:
>>>> On 04.09.15 at 14:09, <roger.pau@citrix.com> wrote:
>> --- a/xen/include/public/elfnote.h
>> +++ b/xen/include/public/elfnote.h
>> @@ -200,9 +200,18 @@
>>  #define XEN_ELFNOTE_SUPPORTED_FEATURES 17
>>  
>>  /*
>> + * Physical entry point into the kernel.
>> + *
>> + * 32bit entry point into the kernel. Xen will use this entry point
>> + * in order to launch the guest kernel in 32bit protected mode
>> + * with paging disabled.
>> + */
>> +#define XEN_ELFNOTE_PHYS32_ENTRY 18
> 
> The comment reads as if this was the case for all kinds of guests,
> yet I suppose it doesn't apply to PV ones. This should be made
> explicit if so.

Yes, what about the following:

32bit entry point into the kernel. Xen will use this entry point
in order to launch the guest kernel in 32bit protected mode with paging
disabled inside of an HVM container.

Roger.