Disable inte_idle for -virtual kernels

John Johansen john.johansen at canonical.com
Tue Nov 2 15:59:01 UTC 2010


EC2 Xen does not properly handle the mwait instruction used by intel_idle
resulting in an invalid opcode when an instance is launched on newer
intel hardware.

This bug is present in both the Maverick and Natty kernels





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