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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCh][VT] do_block upon hlt instruction

To: "Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCh][VT] do_block upon hlt instruction
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:49:54 +0100
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On 21 Sep 2005, at 17:39, Nakajima, Jun wrote:

This patch fixes a bug where raise_softirq(SCHEDULE_SOFTIRQ) is called
upon a hlt instruction from a VMX guest, causing repeated VMExits when
the guest is idle. At the same time, it disables the monitor/mwait
feature as it's not feasible to implement for vcpu.

You forgot to attach the patch.

  -- Keir


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