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Re: [Xen-devel] xen 3.0.5-rc3 vmx_create_vmcs panic on starting VT HVM d

To: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] xen 3.0.5-rc3 vmx_create_vmcs panic on starting VT HVM domain
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:09:16 +0100
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On 25/4/07 21:00, "Andi Kleen" <ak@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 April 2007 21:51:07 Keir Fraser wrote:
>> On 25/4/07 20:30, "Andi Kleen" <ak@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It's an older preproduction VT P4 system. Worked with earlier Xen releases,
>>> but perhaps it's too old now.
>> 
>> It's possible, but actually this may be detectable and easily worked around.
>> What does MSR 0x482 contain?
> 
> 0x6799fffe0401e172

The attached patch should fix the crash. I've queued it for 3.0.5.

 -- Keir

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