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RE: [Xen-devel] xm save + restore crashes Windows 2008 32-bit (4.0.2-rc2

To: "Tim Deegan" <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] xm save + restore crashes Windows 2008 32-bit (4.0.2-rc2-pre)
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:43:35 +1100
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] xm save + restore crashes Windows 2008 32-bit (4.0.2-rc2-pre)
> > I should know if the problem exists on intel very soon. I'm guessing
not
> > or I wouldn't be the first one posting about it... either that or
there
> > is something else going on.
> 
> It was on AMD that I saw it too.  If I read them correctly, Ian's
> regression tests are passing HVM save/restore for at least some
Windows
> versions on AMD too, so it may be very specific.
> 

Definitely AMD specific. Works fine on my Intel system.

I'm guessing it's missing the save and/or restore of some critical part
of the CPU state for the domain that causes an immediate crash when
return to user mode. Any suggestions as to where to start looking?

James

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