Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:07:09 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Use CPUID to communicate with the hypervisor. |
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Nakajima, Jun wrote: > > For example, we can set the following ranges so that so that each VMM vender can define and implement features avoiding conflicts: > vmware to define 0x4000001X > xen to define 0x4000002X > kvm to define 0x4000003X > ... >
Unless there is a central authority assigning these, "we" can do all we want, enough people will not pay attention.
Basically, there needs to be a standards document that describes the architecture, *and* needs to either have universal buy-in with all the vendors or imposed by an authority with enough clout to do so (Intel might.)
-hpa
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