linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.22 x86_64 : kernel initial decompression hangs on vmware

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Message-ID: <46BBA310.6060706@vmware.com>
Date:	Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:28:16 -0700
From:	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
CC:	Gabriel Barazer <gabriel@...va.fr>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Jim Mattson <jmattson@...are.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Virtualization Mailing List <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	kvm-devel <kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: 2.6.22 x86_64 : kernel initial decompression hangs on vmware

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.

Just to make the state comprehensive, I opted to reload everything.

Zach
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