Re: [Xen-users] use PCI VGA card on domU, and questions about USB

[Ady Deac <ady@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

All the AMD CPUs (I guess except for the lower end Semprons, but I guess 
those also apply) from the last (at least 4-5 years) have virtualization 
caps. It is shown as "svm" in the CPU flags:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=125099

Offcourse, the BIOS must support it too. And I guess you need to either 
buy another mobo (see Gigabyte or Asus), or hammer your mobo producer to 
release a BIOS to support it. What is your mobo anyways?
On 30.06.2010 00:18, Nick Couchman wrote:
> > I am pasting only the last core:
> > processor       : 3
> > vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
> > cpu family      : 16
> > model           : 4
> > model name      : AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
> > stepping        : 3
> > cpu MHz         : 3415.488
> > cache size      : 512 KB
> > fpu             : yes
> > fpu_exception   : yes
> > cpuid level     : 5
> > wp              : yes
> > flags           : fpu de tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat
> > clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext
> > 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc pni cx16 popcnt hypervisor
> > lahf_lm cmp_legacy extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch
> > bogomips        : 6841.10
> > TLB size        : 1024 4K pages
> > clflush size    : 64
> > cache_alignment : 64
> > address sizes   : 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
> > power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate
> >
> > It's almost latest processor available. It was bleeding edge when i
> > bought it. Bigger AMD are not compatible with AM3.
> >      
> Hmmm...Google searches don't turn up much for that CPU supporting VTd (or 
> whatever AMD calls I/O virtualization).  You might check out the specs on the 
> AMD site for that processor and see if they have anything.  I use Intel 
> processors, and I know Intel has a place on the specs for each of their 
> processors that tells about I/O virtualizaiton.
>
> -Nick
>
>
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