Re: port-arm/60655: vmt(4) probes the VMware backdoor unconditionally on aarch64 and panics the kernel on hypervisors that do not implement it

To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, port-arm-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, Showta Ishizaki <zakinko%snowrabbit.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: port-arm/60655: vmt(4) probes the VMware backdoor unconditionally on aarch64 and panics the kernel on hypervisors that do not implement it
From: Nick Hudson <nick.hudson%gmx.co.uk@localhost>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 11:56:50 +0100

Thanks for doing this.

Think you need to check the FADT version is at least 6 too, though.

References:
- Re: port-arm/60655: vmt(4) probes the VMware backdoor unconditionally on aarch64 and panics the kernel on hypervisors that do not implement it
  - From: zakinko%snowrabbit.org@localhost via gnats

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