[syslinux] Workaround for Xen HVM HLT-in-real-mode bug

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Wed Mar 31 14:25:14 PDT 2010


On 03/31/2010 01:06 PM, Sebastian Herbszt wrote:
> The bug report says vmxassist is only used on Intel processors. The applied patch
> doesn't seem to check for the cpu vendor - should it or we don't care?
> I assume a FV Xen VM on AMD will burn some cycles if unused and idle (unlike now).
> 
> Sebastian

I want a minimal workaround for Syslinux 3.  For Syslinux 4 there is a
better fix which is already implemented.

	-hpa




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