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[Xen-users] Re: Virtualization + CPU w/crypto acceleration instructions

from [Jeremy Fitzhardinge] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: Zachary Amsden <zach@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-users] Re: Virtualization + CPU w/crypto acceleration instructions
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:04:06 -0700
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Zachary Amsden wrote:
> VMware doesn't support VIA CPUs, and I think we would have compatibility 
> issues with these instructions.  In general, most hypervisors would need 
> to support decoding of the new instructions for complete emulation in 
> various fault and corner cases. 

Using a crypto instruction to update a pagetable would be... interesting ;)

    J

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