linux-kernel - Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH] KVM: Fix lockup on 32-bit intel hosts with nx disabled in the bios

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Date:	Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:52:40 +0800
From:	"Jeff Chua" <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>
To:	"Avi Kivity" <avi@...ranet.com>
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH] KVM: Fix lockup on 32-bit intel hosts with nx disabled in the bios

On 1/31/07, Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com> wrote:
> Intel hosts, without long mode, and with nx support disabled in the bios
> have an efer that is readable but not writable.  This causes a lockup on
> switch to guest mode (even though it should exit with reason 34 according to
> the documentation).

Avi, thank you for the patch. I can confirm that this patch works on
my IBM X60s notebook. Without it, the whole PC locks up upon starting
qemu.

Thanks,
Jeff.
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