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Re: [Xen-devel] xen,bproc and grub

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] xen,bproc and grub
From: Kip Macy <kmacy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:02:31 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Adam Sulmicki <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@xxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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                                -Kip


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Keir Fraser wrote:

>
> Ah yes, if VMs use PSE then we were plannign to abuse PAT to provide
> some protection for us. However, VMs can *not* currently use PSE at
> the moment and, even if they could, we have since discovered that our
> abuse of PAT would not work anyway. :-)
>
>  -- Keir
>
> >
> > I was told there were security issues with allowing PSE in VMs outright.
> >
> >                             -Kip
> >
> > >
> > > The two features are completely unrelated.
> > >
> > >  -- Keir
> > >
> > > > My understanding was that PAT would likely be used to allow VMs to use
> > > > PSE, is that not correct?
> > > >
> > > >                 -Kip
> > > >
> > > > > > We don't use SYSCALL/SYSENTER, PAT or VME.
> > > > >
> > > > > ah, good.
> > > > >
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