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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC][PATCH][0/4] Intel(R) Trusted Execution	Technologys
 
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"Cihula, Joseph" <joseph.cihula@xxxxxxxxx>,	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> | 
 
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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC][PATCH][0/4] Intel(R) Trusted Execution	Technologysupport: Overview | 
 
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Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | 
 
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Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:47:26 +0100 | 
 
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On 29/8/07 22:52, "Cihula, Joseph" <joseph.cihula@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> o  The new patch doesn't misuse, IMHO, the ACPI memory types.  By using
> a type that is intended to indicate memory that is not usable by the
> system, it allows kernels/VMMs that are not aware of sboot to still
> treat these memory regions properly.
Oh, I see that this extra type is defined by ACPI 3. That makes it quite
reasonable to use then, assuming there are no mad BIOSes that abuse this new
type. I guess we should cross that bridge only if we come to it.
 -- Keir
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