[PATCH] Emulate MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID

2010-09-09 Thread Jes . Sorensen
From: Jes Sorensen Some operating systems store data about the host processor at the time of installation, and when booted on a more uptodate cpu tries to read MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID. This has been found with XP. Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen --- arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h |1 + arch/x86

Re: [PATCH] Emulate MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID

2010-09-09 Thread Avi Kivity
On 09/09/2010 10:33 AM, jes.soren...@redhat.com wrote: From: Jes Sorensen Some operating systems store data about the host processor at the time of installation, and when booted on a more uptodate cpu tries to read MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID. This has been found with XP. index f47db25..78fa8a0 1006

Re: [PATCH] Emulate MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID

2010-09-09 Thread Jes Sorensen
On 09/09/10 10:12, Avi Kivity wrote: > From the spec: > >> 31:24 Core Clock Frequency to System >> Bus Frequency Ratio. (R) >> The processor core clock >> frequency to system bus >> frequency ratio observed at the >> de-assertion of the reset pin. > > A frequency rat

Re: [PATCH] Emulate MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID

2010-09-09 Thread Jes Sorensen
On 09/09/10 10:29, Jes Sorensen wrote: > On 09/09/10 10:12, Avi Kivity wrote: >> From the spec: >> >>> 31:24 Core Clock Frequency to System >>> Bus Frequency Ratio. (R) >>> The processor core clock >>> frequency to system bus >>> frequency ratio observed at the >>> de-