linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9] KVM: x86: smsw emulation is incorrect in 64-bit mode

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Date:	Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:53:27 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Nadav Amit <namit@...technion.ac.il>
CC:	gleb@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9] KVM: x86: smsw emulation is incorrect in 64-bit mode

Il 02/06/2014 17:34, Nadav Amit ha scritto:
> In 64-bit mode, when the destination is a register, the assignment is done
> according to the operand size. Otherwise (memory operand or no 64-bit mode), a
> 16-bit assignment is performed.

I'm sorry, I'm missing the place where 64-bit mode is taken into account?

Paolo
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