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Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [Patch] Add NMI Injection and Pending Support in VMX

To: "Shan, Haitao" <haitao.shan@xxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [Patch] Add NMI Injection and Pending Support in VMX
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:01:20 +0100
Cc: "Dong, Eddie" <eddie.dong@xxxxxxxxx>, "Cui, Dexuan" <dexuan.cui@xxxxxxxxx>
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Thanks. It might take me a while to review this one since I'm travelling for
the next week.


On 22/6/07 10:59, "Shan, Haitao" <haitao.shan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Keir,
> 
> The attached is the synced patch.
> 
> Best Regards
> Haitao Shan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keir Fraser [mailto:keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 2007年6月20日 19:48
> To: Shan, Haitao; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Dong, Eddie; Cui, Dexuan
> Subject: Re: [Patch] Add NMI Injection and Pending Support in VMX
> 
> Please sync with 15388:50358c4b37f4, which adds NMI support (but doesn't
> support the new Intel virtual-NMIs feature).
> 
>  -- Keir
> 
> On 20/6/07 11:47, "Shan, Haitao" <haitao.shan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Currently, Xen does not support injecting an NMI to HVM guest OS. Adding
>> this 
>> feature is necessary for those softwares which depend on NMI to function
>> correctly,
>> such as KDB and oprofile.
>> 
>> The attached patch allows NMI to be injected to guest OS in NMIP capable
>> platforms.
>> It also enables to queue an NMI and then inject it as soon as possible.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by:      Haitao Shan <haitao.shan@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by:      Eddie Dong   <eddie.dong@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by:      Dexuan Cui    <dexuan.cui@xxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> Please refer to the latest Intel SDM 3B (published in May, 2007):
>> http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/index.htm
>> 
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> Haitao Shan
>> 
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