Sebastian Herbszt
2010-Mar-31 20:06 UTC
[syslinux] Workaround for Xen HVM HLT-in-real-mode bug
The bug report says vmxassist is only used on Intel processors. The applied patch doesn't seem to check for the cpu vendor - should it or we don't care? I assume a FV Xen VM on AMD will burn some cycles if unused and idle (unlike now). Sebastian
H. Peter Anvin
2010-Mar-31 21:25 UTC
[syslinux] Workaround for Xen HVM HLT-in-real-mode bug
On 03/31/2010 01:06 PM, Sebastian Herbszt wrote:> The bug report says vmxassist is only used on Intel processors. The applied patch > doesn't seem to check for the cpu vendor - should it or we don't care? > I assume a FV Xen VM on AMD will burn some cycles if unused and idle (unlike now). > > SebastianI want a minimal workaround for Syslinux 3. For Syslinux 4 there is a better fix which is already implemented. -hpa