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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: "Shan, Haitao" <haitao.shan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 22:35:35 +0800
Cc: "Li, Susie" <susie.li@xxxxxxxxx>, "Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>, "Dong, Eddie" <eddie.dong@xxxxxxxxx>, "Cui, Dexuan" <dexuan.cui@xxxxxxxxx>
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] RE: [Patch] Add NMI Injection and Pending Support in VMX
Hi, Keir,

I have modified my NMIP patch to follow your approach.
Please review the attached patch. Thanks!

Best Regards
Haitao Shan

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Sent: 2007年6月22日 17:59
To: Keir Fraser; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Dong, Eddie; Cui, Dexuan
Subject: [Xen-devel] RE: [Patch] Add NMI Injection and Pending Support in VMX

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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