Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 1/5] VMX: fix interaction of APIC-V and Viridian emulation

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 24.06.13 at 15:29, George Dunlap <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 24/06/13 14:26, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>>> On 24.06.13 at 15:09, George Dunlap <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> So overall, I still tend to think #1 is probably less risky.  But as I
>>> said, I'm willing to go with either one.
>> Which might as well mean to go with both, provided we get acks
>> soon.
> 
> Um, I think exactly the opposite.  The question we want to ask now is, 
> "What option will fix the problem with the lowest risk of having another 
> problem crop up?"  If we choose *both*, then we get a failure if there 
> is a secondary problem in *either* patch.
> 
> That's like saying, "I'm not sure which of these revolvers is loaded/has 
> more bullets, so if I'm going to play Russian roulette, I might as well 
> do it with both."  :-)

Yeah, if you're taking this from the pessimistic side...

Jan


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