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author | Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@chromium.org> | 2012-06-05 14:08:10 -0700 |
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committer | Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> | 2012-07-24 06:54:59 +0200 |
commit | 305b19dd7a8394132216f51acf2bc073c7c42397 (patch) | |
tree | 6611512d566170b780f27ba18abf8b4187f6a957 /documentation | |
parent | 28190ce4de4667ab79e415441f791dba04022f0b (diff) | |
download | coreboot-305b19dd7a8394132216f51acf2bc073c7c42397.tar.xz |
Remove code that enables/disables VMX in coreboot on chromebooks.
There are several reasons for this:
1. It's a core setting, not a platform setting, which is bizarre. But,
we disable vmx via an SMI, and that only happens on core 0.
Hence, the code did not correctly make the same settings on all cores-
one had them disabled, the others were in an unknown state.
When (e.g.) kvm started on a vmx-enabled core, then moved to a
vmx-disabled core, the processor would reset *very* quickly.
Changing this would be messy.
2. On the CPU on link, there is something about trying to set the lock
bit that is getting a GPF.
3. It's the wrong place and time to set it. Once controlled, they can't
be changed in the kernel. The kernel is what should control this
feature, not the BIOS, as we have learned time and time again. If
somebody is in as root and can start a VM, you have a lot more to
worry about than someone starting a guest virtual machine.
Change-Id: I4f36093f1b68207251584066ccb9a6bcfeec767e
Signed-off-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@chromium.org>
Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/1276
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
Reviewed-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@gmail.com>
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