[Lguest] [PATCH RFC/RFB] x86_64, i386: interrupt dispatch changes
Jeremy Fitzhardinge
jeremy at goop.org
Wed Nov 5 07:06:23 EST 2008
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> - we can no longer redirect a stub away from common code by
> changing the branch in that slot. We have to instead modify
> the IDT. This means "dedicated" interrupts don't get the
> vector number at all, which is probably fine -- to be honest,
> I'm not sure if they do at the moment either.
>
They do, and the various patches to multiplex things like IPIs across
multiple vectors rely on it.
J
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