Re: Use CPUID to communicate with the hypervisor.

[H. Peter Anvin]

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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