linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] CPUID usage for interaction between Hypervisors and Linux.

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Date:	Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:38:10 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
CC:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>, akataria@...are.com,
	"avi@...hat.com" <avi@...hat.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@...el.com>,
	Dan Hecht <dhecht@...are.com>,
	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] CPUID usage for interaction between Hypervisors and	Linux.

Chris Wright wrote:
> * Jeremy Fitzhardinge (jeremy@...p.org) wrote:
>> "What hypervisor is this?" isn't a very interesting question; if you're  
>> even asking it then it suggests that something has gone wrong.
> 
> It's essentially already happening.  Everyone wants to be a better
> hyperv than hyperv ;-)

That's a hy-perv?  ;)

	-hpa
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