Re: 2.6.22 x86_64 : kernel initial decompression hangs on vmware

[Avi Kivity]

Zachary Amsden wrote:
> Avi Kivity wrote:
> > We haven't seen any issue with the 2.6.22 boot decompressor.  Which 
> > of the four (fs, gs, ldt, or tr) were proving problematic and why?
>
> It was tr that was affecting Workstation, since we boot through normal 
> BIOS path, and only a 16-bit task was loaded at this point.

Ah.  Maybe we didn't have an exit while we were in long mode with the 
16-bit tss, so VT didn't notice the illegal combination.
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