Re: Scan-before-execute and I&D TLB technique success!!!

[Ramon van Handel]

>Isn't nop often used in branching?

Huh ?  Nop is the "No Operation" instruction.  x86 isn't RISC!!!

>just iding until a hardware clock runs out we don't
>want it to just be sitting there eating up cpu cycles
>that could be used elsewhere--so why not trap "nop"
>and thus allow the clock cycles to be put to good use
>while redirecting any wait states into a virtual
>hardware timer inside of the monitor?

You're confused with HLT, here.

However, using NOP as a proof-as-concept test has my approval, Kevin :-P

-- Ramon