linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: VMX: Notify if VMX is already in use

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Message-ID: <4EDF7590.5060701@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:17:52 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: VMX: Notify if VMX is already in use

On 12/01/2011 08:30 PM, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Currently we silently fail if VMX is already in use by a different
> virtualization technology.
>
> This is bad since it's non-obvious for the user, and its not too uncommon
> for users to have several of these installed on same host.
>
> This patch adds a message to notify the user of the problem.
>

Does this actually happen?  With which hypervisor?

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