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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 08/17] vmx: nest: L1 <-> L2 context switch

To: Qing He <qing.he@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 08/17] vmx: nest: L1 <-> L2 context switch
From: Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 12:11:01 +0100
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At 10:41 +0100 on 22 Apr (1271932880), Qing He wrote:
> This patch adds mode switch between L1 and L2, many controls
> and states handling may need additioinal scrutiny.

Yep - this clearly needs some more work.  I'm going to wait for a later
version that's got the additional scrutiny. :)

Cheers,

Tim.

> Roughly, at virtual VMEntry time, sVMCS is loaded, L2 control
> is combined from controls of L0 and vVMCS, L2 state from vVMCS
> guest state.
> when virtual VMExit, host VMCS is loaded, L1 control is from L0,
> L1 state from vVMCS host state.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qing He <qing.he@xxxxxxxxx>

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Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Principal Software Engineer, XenServer Engineering
Citrix Systems UK Ltd.  (Company #02937203, SL9 0BG)

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