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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][v2] Hybrid extension support in Xen

To: Sheng Yang <sheng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][v2] Hybrid extension support in Xen
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:32:09 +0000
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On 02/02/2010 14:08, "Sheng Yang" <sheng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Okay, so that leads to the obvious next question: why do you want to avoid
>> using INIT-SIPI-SIPI?
>> 
> Because we don't have IOAPIC/LAPIC...

Is it necessary to remove the LAPICs completely? If you go very far down the
route of ripping emulated stuff out of HVM, it starts to feel like starting
with a pure PV guest and HVMing it up is closer in spirit to what you might
be aiming for.

 -- Keir



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