linux-kernel - Re: [patch] x86: Kill bogus MTRR warning when running under vmware

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Message-ID: <20081103084842.GD11730@elte.hu>
Date:	Mon, 3 Nov 2008 09:48:42 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
Cc:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86: Kill bogus MTRR warning when running under vmware


* Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com> wrote:

> x86: Kill bogus MTRR warning when running under vmware
> 
> The warning is suppressed when running under KVM, but VMware
> guests also have empty MTRRs.
> 
> Fixes:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468845

we are working on proper "are we within vmware" detection support. 
Patches already exist and it is useful to know it for other reasons as 
wel.

	Ingo
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