Re: [PATCH V2 0/6] Enable SMM page level protection.

[Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>]

> And, in my recent KVM / QEMU usage instructions for Jiewen:
> 
>   https://www.mail-archive.com/edk2-devel@lists.01.org/msg19446.html
> 
> I provided the following settings:
> 
> > # Settings for Ia32 only:
> > [...]
> > QEMU_COMMAND="qemu-system-i386 -cpu coreduo,-nx"
> >
> > # Settings for Ia32X64 only:
> > [...]
> > QEMU_COMMAND=qemu-system-x86_64
> 
> I guess the "-nx" bit can be left off with TCG, but AFAIR it is required
> for KVM.

Oh right now I remember.  The same problem exists: EFER is not saved in the
32-bit state save map.  AFAIK all processors with XD also have long mode.

That said, qemu-system-x86_64 and no -cpu option should work even with Ia32
PEI/DXE/SMM and no -cpu option.  In that case you could use XD.

Now if only Intel made the *full* format of the state save map public, we
could emulate everything more accurately...  I'm told it's in the BIOS
writers guide.

Paolo