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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [RFC PATCH] xen: vmx: Use an INT 2 call to process real NMI's instead of self_nmi() in VMEXIT handler



>>> On 13.11.12 at 16:21, Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think that the NMI case needs to move to the top of the vmexit
> handler, beside the machine_check cases.  Once it's there, either the
> direct call (+ artifical iret to clear the masking) or int $2 should be
> fine.

Yes, that sounds like a viable thing (whether the artificial iret is
going to be needed here [and not elsewhere] is a different thing,
see my other response regarding the PV case).

Jan


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