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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] No need to readjust cpu based control when vTPR

To: "Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] No need to readjust cpu based control when vTPR is not available.
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:35:30 +0100
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Now that bit is known to be set-to-enable, we know there will no processor
that does not support TPR-shadow that requires that bit forced high. So
unconditionally *clearing* that feature is fine.

 -- Keir

On 9/8/07 13:20, "Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Then we need this, right?
> 
> -Xin 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Keir Fraser [mailto:keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 6:21 PM
>> To: Li, Xin B; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] No need to readjust cpu based
>> control when vTPR is not available.
>> 
>> It's nice to be consistent about laundering all control flags through
>> adjust_vmx_controls().
>> 
>> -- Keir
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/8/07 11:14, "Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> No need to readjust cpu based control when vTPR is not available.
>>> Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>
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