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[Xen-devel] [PATCH] nestedsvm: fix handling of invalid virtual vmcb

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Subject: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] nestedsvm: fix handling of invalid virtual vmcb
From: Christoph Egger <Christoph.Egger@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 16:10:34 +0200
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When the l1 guest sets up an invalid vmcb then inject VMEXIT(#INVALID)
rather having the host sitting in an endless loop of injecting #UD.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Egger <Christoph.Egger@xxxxxxx>

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