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RE: [Xen-ia64-devel][Patch]Add two PAL calls which fixSMPwindowsinstallation crashing bug


  • To: "Alex Williamson" <alex.williamson@xxxxxx>, "Zhang, Xing Z" <xing.z.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Xu, Anthony" <anthony.xu@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:00:27 +0800
  • Cc: xen-ia64-devel <xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:59:41 -0700
  • List-id: Discussion of the ia64 port of Xen <xen-ia64-devel.lists.xensource.com>
  • Thread-index: Acdw8zXrz3S+I4PbRda/BYhklNY+ewAExjJA
  • Thread-topic: [Xen-ia64-devel][Patch]Add two PAL calls which fixSMPwindowsinstallation crashing bug

Alex Williamson write on 2007年3月28日 12:40:
> On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 10:46 +0800, Zhang, Xing Z wrote:
>> We did same guess ever but we don't have single core processor now,
>> so I can't confirm it on native.
> 
>    Ok, if you can add in the PAL & SAL calls so that Linux DomUs and
> DomVTs don't complain about missing/unimplemented calls, I'll accept
> exporting vCPUs as dual-core, single thread processors.  I'd really
> like to move to the more simple single-core, single thread model long
> term though.  Thanks,

Hi Alex,
        I guess, it is due to we didn't virtualize CPUID,  
Maybe Guest OS can know it is DCDT processor from CPUID,
So if PAL returns it is SCST processer, Guest Os may be confused.
I'll look at this.

Thanks,
- Anthony

> 
>       Alex

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