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Re: [Xen-devel] Windows SMP

To: Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Windows SMP
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:04:33 +0000
Cc: James Harper <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dirk Utterback <dirk.utterback@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Venefax <venefax@xxxxxxxxx>
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On 30/12/2008 10:34, "Andrew Lyon" <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> No it's not a CPUID feature and hence not visible via /proc/cpuinfo. Xen
>> could print out if it detects the feature, but it doesn't currently. :-)
> 
> Hmm, that would be very useful.
> 
> As its not a cpuid feature I guess I will  have to check the Intel
> manuals for each cpu model, do you know what the feature is described
> as in Intel documentation?

In the architecture manual it is known as apic-access virtualisation. I
don't know whether it would be a headline feature in a processor's data
sheet.

 -- Keir



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