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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: issues with movnti emulation

To: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: issues with movnti emulation
From: Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:01:52 +0000
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At 17:43 +0000 on 20 Nov (1227202988), Keir Fraser wrote:
> Yes, you're probably right. I wonder if we are relying on emulation failures
> to inform unshadowing at all often? We might have to revisit constraining
> x86_emulate() when called by shadow code, do you think?

Yes, I think it would probably be worth looking at that.

Tim.

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