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

To: Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] compat-mode/HVM support in xenctx
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:28:30 +0000
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On 05/01/2009 11:10, "Tim Deegan" <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Maybe add a VGCF_ or dummy ourselves up a fake CR5 where we can stash these
>> kinds of low-level flags.
> 
> I was thinking of extending the HVM save support to allow a particular
> type and instance to be requested.  That would let us get the full
> register set for a HVM vcpu without walking the whole save record.
> But a VGCF_long_mode or similar would be quicker and easier. :)

I'd prefer the former, of course! But I'd settle for the latter. Overall it
prolongs the agony though, imo.

 -- Keir



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