Re: [KVM paravirt issue?] Re: vsyscall=emulate regression

[Andy Lutomirski]

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:34 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 02/16/2012 09:39 AM, Avi Kivity wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, this is on purpose
>
> Why?

I think the "this" refers to the PF_INSTR fault when executing at
0xffffffffff600xxx.  That's definitely intentional -- it's how
vsyscall emulation works.

I think it's unintentional that some kvm versions apparently forget to
set the PF_INSTR bit.

--Andy

>
>        -hpa
>
>
> --
> H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
> I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.
>



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