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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 08/11] xen/hvmlite: Extend APIC operations for HVMlite guests

To: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>, <david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx>, <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
From: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 10:04:16 +0000
Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mcgrof@xxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx
Delivery-date: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:04:37 +0000
List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xen.org>

On 01/02/16 15:38, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> HVMlite guests need to be viewed as having APIC, otherwise smpboot code,
> for example, will complain.

I think we should consider always giving HVMlite guests an emulated
APIC.  I think this eliminates one of the biggest differences between
HVMlite and native/KVM guests and will reduce the risk of future
breakage in this area.

David

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