On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Avi Kivity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mohammed Gamal wrote: > > > Hi, > > My Project proposal "Improving and Stabilizing Real-Mode Support for > > Intel Hosts" has been accepted into Google Summer of Code under the > > Linux Foundation. You may have a look at the proposal abstract here: > > http://code.google.com/soc/2008/linux/appinfo.html?csaid=1CC1C8B4CCC1120E > > . > > > > > > > > Excellent! It's an area where kvm has been lagging for a long time. > > > > > Any pointers on where to start, what would you like to see done, and > > any other comments and suggestions would greatly be appreciated. > > > > > > It boils down to: > > - removing the current hacks (fix_rmode_dataseg etc) > - identifying when the vcpu state does not allow using VT > (when a segment limit != 65535, or when ss.rpl != cpl in protected mode) > - can be done by intercepting vmentry failures > - or by looking at the state directly when entering real mode or protected > mode > - trapping to the emulator in this case > - extending the emulator to support any opcodes which we will encounter > when doing this > > Guillaume Thouvenin (copied) has been working on this lately. > > -- > error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function > >
Thanks for the feedback, this has been really helpful. I also saw Guillame's work and I'd be very much willing to cooperate :). Regards, Mohammed ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
