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Date:      Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:03:26 -0700
From:      Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org>
To:        dnixon-lists-tech@nyclocal.net
Cc:        FreeBSD virtualization <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: bhyve and AMD
Message-ID:  <5230DA9E.3090909@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <bd523af14a906ffd23403ca9eabd71dd.squirrel@webmail.nyclocal.net>
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Hi,

>>    No, that's the main one.
>
> [DN:]
> When you say that that's the "main" one, do you mean that there are
> also other features that an AMD processor must have, besides RVI, to
> be compatible with bhyve, but that might be absent in some AMD
> processors with RVI?  If so, what other features should I look for?

  There are some optional features that can be used, but I believe RVI 
is the only mandatory one

  (Anish - is nRIP required ?)

> (I'm now shopping around for dedicated server hosting for a
> forthcoming demo of the possible bhyve front end I mentioned
> earlier.  To that end, I need to find an otherwise inexpensive
> server with a processor on which bhyve can run.)

  As mentioned before, it will be hard to find one that doesn't have the 
necessary support.

later,

Peter.


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