Commit 3eb2619fe55aa7b040aba4fbf9242c50d0a9672e

Authored by bellard
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qemu-doc.texi
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89 89 simulate the x86 MMU. It is @emph{fast} but has limitations because
90 90 the whole 4 GB address space cannot be used and some memory mapped
91 91 peripherials cannot be emulated accurately yet. Therefore, a specific
92   -guest Linux kernel can be used (@xref{linux_compile}) as guest OS.
  92 +guest Linux kernel can be used (@xref{linux_compile}) as guest
  93 +OS.
  94 +
  95 +Moreover there is no separation between the host and target address
  96 +spaces, so it offers no security (the target OS can modify the
  97 +@code{qemu-fast} code by writing at the right addresses).
93 98  
94 99 @item
95   -@code{qemu} uses a software MMU. It is about @emph{two times
96   -slower} but gives a more accurate emulation.
  100 +@code{qemu} uses a software MMU. It is about @emph{two times slower}
  101 +but gives a more accurate emulation and a complete separation between
  102 +the host and target address spaces.
97 103  
98 104 @end enumerate
99 105  
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