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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC][PATCH] Emulate instructions in vm86 mode


  • To: Bastian Blank <bastian@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:44:25 +0100
  • Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Delivery-date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:44:35 -0700
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
  • Thread-index: AcbdrfXTNCZPNkmhEduDvQAX8io7RQ==
  • Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] [RFC][PATCH] Emulate instructions in vm86 mode



On 21/9/06 19:35, "Bastian Blank" <bastian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 01:15:28AM +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
>> That doesn't seem to make sense. It's probably worthwhile working out why
>> you are taking that 'failsafe' path through create_bounce_frame. If you run
>> a debug build of Xen, do you get lines of the form 'Pre-exception: xxxxxx ->
>> xxxxxx' in 'xm dmesg' or on the Xen emergency console?
> 
> Nope. In fact I'm unable to say why this happens. Is it possible that
> you at least merge the non-failsafe part of the patch (i.e. the if
> vm86_mode). It makes most things working.

I already applied your original patch (which adds cs<<4 to eip if in vm86
mode). It was obviously the right thing to do.

 -- Keir



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