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[Xen-devel] [PATCH] Missing start_vmx call

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Subject:	[Xen-devel] [PATCH] Missing start_vmx call
From:	Leendert van Doorn <leendert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 26 May 2005 21:40:15 -0400
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Start_vmx was removed by accident. This patch puts it back. start_vmx
is used to initialize the VMX subsystem, without it VMX operations result
in bad opcode traps and crash Xen.

Signed-Off-By: Leendert van Doorn <leendert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

--- xeno-unstable.orig/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c 2005-05-26 13:34:33.000000000 
-0400
+++ xeno-unstable.mine/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c 2005-05-26 22:03:30.000000000 
-0400
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <asm/mpspec.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <mach_apic.h>
+#include <asm/vmx_vmcs.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@
                set_bit(X86_FEATURE_P4, c->x86_capability);
        if (c->x86 == 6) 
                set_bit(X86_FEATURE_P3, c->x86_capability);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VMX
+       start_vmx();
+#endif
 }
 
 

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