Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH] gfxboot VMX workaround v2

[Avi K. <av...@qu...>]

Guillaume Thouvenin wrote:
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>> x86 emulate is missing support for jmp far which is used to switch into 
>> protected mode.  It just needs to be added.
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> Ok I see. I understand now why you said in a previous email that KVM
> needs to have a proper load_seg() function like the Xen's x86_emulate.
> This function is used to load the segment in a far jmp. I will look how
> it is done in Xen and I will try to copy the stuff like you did.
>
>   

kvm now has a load_segment_descriptor() function which might help.


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