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f0dder



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f0dder 24 May 2008, 04:07
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Well, we also have Virtualization to thank. AMD Pacifica and Intel VT instruction sets mean that you can if you so desire, completely isolate different execution environments.
Problem is, it doesn't. There are parts that aren't 100% emulated yet, and are very hard to trap... sorry that I can't divulge more than that, but it would be against commercial interest *grin*. VMX and the extensions are a good step, though.
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