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Re: [Xen-devel] x86-64 32bit applications support discussion

To: Jerone Young <jyoung5@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] x86-64 32bit applications support discussion
From: Kurt Garloff <garloff@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:20:27 +0100
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Hi,

On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 11:02:27AM -0600, Jerone Young wrote:
>       Since the virtual domain & applications are all running in ring 3.

You mean the kernel is running in ring 3 as well?

> Does
> the hypervisor need to know how to tell the CPU when and when not to go
> into compatibility mode to  run running 32bit applications properly
> under virtual domains? 

I would think so.

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