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Re: [Xen-devel] arch_set_info_guest() producing inconsistent state on x8

To: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] arch_set_info_guest() producing inconsistent state on x86?
From: Keir Fraser <keir.xen@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:01:28 +0100
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On 29/03/2011 12:45, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> It's probably used by debuggers running in dom0? Also see
>> modify_returncode() in libxc/xc_resume.c -- so it's used on suspend resume
>> in the failure case.
>> 
>> I doubt anything other than GPRs are ever modified after first
>> initialisation.
> 
> So should we then perhaps make the function check the bits
> it doesn't really update match what is in place already?

I suppose it would be nice. I can't say I care much one way or the other.

 -- Keir



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