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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] compat-mode/HVM support in xenctx

To: Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] compat-mode/HVM support in xenctx
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:08:09 +0000
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On 05/01/2009 10:58, "Tim Deegan" <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add support to xenctx for guests that have a different word size
> to the tools (x86 only, but shouldn't break ia64).  Again, only 32-bit
> HVM guests are supported until EFER.LMA is easier to get at.

Maybe add a VGCF_ or dummy ourselves up a fake CR5 where we can stash these
kinds of low-level flags.

 -- Keir



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