RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Clear VMCS if reusing after vcpu reset

To:	"Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>, "Keir Fraser" <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Clear VMCS if reusing after vcpu reset
From:	"Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:48:56 +0800
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>>Which hotplug would that be? I can't see how vmx_create_vmcs() can be
called
>>more than once for any vcpu. It's called during vcpu creation and
that's it
>>afaics. The current check for v->arch.hvm_vmx.vmcs==NULL is therefore
>>redundant.
>>


After Xen 3.0.5, renaming is needed :-)


>Within HVM domain:
>Echo "0" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuN/online;
>Echo "1" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuN/online; 
>
>Hvm_vcpu_reset is invoked as the result of receiving vINIT, which 
>then goes to hvm_vcpu_initialise, vmx_vcpu_initialise, vmx_create_vmcs.
>

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