linux-kernel - Re: i686 quirk for AMD Geode

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Message-ID: <4AF99E04.8080704@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:08:20 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Matteo Croce <technoboy85@...il.com>,
	Sven-Haegar Koch <haegar@...net.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: i686 quirk for AMD Geode

On 11/10/2009 02:56 AM, Alan Cox wrote:
>> In theory yes.  There would need to be a bit of work to disassociate it 
>> from kvm, but nothing too difficult.
> 
> For the tiny cases that actually matter using the KVM code appears a bit
> over the top.

In the short term, yes, of course.  However, if we're going to do
emulation, we might as well do it right.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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