Re: [PATCH 1/2] VMware detection support for x86 and x86-64

[H. Peter Anvin]

Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx wrote:
> Which would be hardware implementers in the '80s getting wrong the first few
> times what IBM did right the first time.  Doesn't *anybody* do literature
> searches before doing stuff anymore? ;)

Well, yes.  There are some prety strong reasons to believe that Intel 
got that one wrong *deliberately*, until VMware finally forced their hand.

	-hpa
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