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Re: [Xen-devel] Writing VM Exit handlers in Xen


  • To: Patrick Colp <pjcolp@xxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Dulloor <dulloor@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:01:27 -0700
  • Cc: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jonathan White <jonxwhite@xxxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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You might also want to look at 21.6 (VM Execution controls) for the tunables and
Appendix 1.

-dulloor

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:16 AM, Patrick Colp <pjcolp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I would like to start write some simple Intel-VT VMExit handlers in Xen -
>>> for e.g. when CPUID is executed, or some other VM Exit condition is
>>> satisfied.
>>> How can I define new VMExit conditions for a Intel-VT based HVM guest
>>> (WinXP) in Xen? and how can I write simple handlers for those conditions?
>
> You can't define new VMExit conditions. For all the possible exit
> conditions, look at Intel's "Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software
> Developer's Manual", Volume 3B. In the current (or near current)
> edition, you want to look at chapter 24 - VM Exits.
>
>
> Patrick
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