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RE: [Xen-ia64-devel][Patch]Add twoPALcallswhichfixSMPwindowsinstallation

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To: "Xu, Anthony" <anthony.xu@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel][Patch]Add twoPALcallswhichfixSMPwindowsinstallation crashing bug
From: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:57:31 -0600
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On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 11:31 +0800, Xu, Anthony wrote:
> Alex Williamson write on 2007年4月3日 10:40:
> >    How does representing the processors as dual-core avoid this
> > problem?
> I don't know, I guest it is native issue.
> This problem happens on Madison processor.
> But it doesn't happen on Montecito with DCST.
> 
> So, XEN only need to emulate Montecito with DCST to resolve this problem.

   In my testing, representing the processor as a DCST Montecito simply
pushes the problem back so that you can't install on > 4-way.  A 5-way
domain panics just like a 3-way domain w/o the patch.  Are you seeing
the same thing?  This doesn't feel like the proper solution.  Thanks,

        Alex


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