Re: what does SVM_EXIT_VMRUN mean?

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On Wed, Sep 19, 2012, Steven wrote about "what does SVM_EXIT_VMRUN mean?":
> hi,
> I am wondering what the exit code SVM_EXIT_VMRUN means? Its name is
> not as clear as SVM_EXIT_READ_CR0.
> Thanks.

This exit happens when the guest ran the VMRUN instruction. In other
words, the guest is a hypervisor and running its own guest. This is
known as nested virtualization.

In an "ordinary" (non-hypervisor) guest, you'll never see this exit
reason.

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