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RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] metaphysical mode and rr[4]

To: "Tristan Gingold" <Tristan.Gingold@xxxxxxxx>, <xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Magenheimer, Dan \(HP Labs Fort Collins\)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] metaphysical mode and rr[4]
From: "Xu, Anthony" <anthony.xu@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 00:49:38 +0800
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>From: Tristan Gingold
>Sent: 2006?4?7? 19:12
>To: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)
>Subject: [Xen-ia64-devel] metaphysical mode and rr[4]
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>Hi,
>
>to my understanding, rr[4] is not saved/restored while switching to
>metaphysical mode.  There may be no bugs if linux doesn't access to uncached
>memory in physical mode.  Is it correct ?
>
I think you are right, only firmware use uncache-physical mode in linux.
Current xen seems to be linux-special VMM,
Don't we prepare to run other OS on para-domain?

>Tristan.
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