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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 5/5] svm: implement INVLPG part of DecodeAssist


  • To: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@xxxxxxx>
  • From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:07:24 +0100
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On 15/04/2011 13:24, "Andre Przywara" <andre.przywara@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Newer SVM implementations (Bulldozer) give the desired address on
> a INVLPG intercept explicitly in the EXITINFO1 field of the VMCB.
> Use this address to avoid a costly instruction fetch and deocde
> cycle.
> Only useful with shadow paging.

Applied as c/2 23236. Fixed to not handle the INVLPGA exit code.

 -- Keir

> Signed-off-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@xxxxxxx>
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