Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH] SVM: do not intercept task switch with NPT

[Joerg R. <joe...@am...>]

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 03:36:57PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> Joerg Roedel wrote:
> >When KVM uses NPT there is no reason to intercept task switches. This patch
> >removes the intercept for it in that case.
> >  
> 
> Applied, thanks.  I didn't know task switch and npt were related under svm.

The only reason why task switch is intercepted is the cr3 switch it
involves. But with NPT we don't intercept cr3 switches anymore so we can
disable task switch intercept too.

Joerg

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