Re: [XenARM] State of PV Xen on ARM

[Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Xen on ARM with virtualization extensions basically needs a Cortex-A15
processor.  It currently runs on the Arndale board and Samsung
Chromebooks.

On Fri, 1 Mar 2013, Josep Subirats wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I also tried to deploy Xen-ARM on a Tegra 250 board (supposedly an Harmony 
> board) but it was impossible for me to achieve it.
> I'd also be interested in a Raspberry Pi Xen-ARM version. My biggest 
> wondering is whether the new Xen-ARM with Virtualization
> Extensions is backwards compatible with those boards (Harmony boards 
> concretely). Could anyone clarify this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Josep
> 
> On 03/01/2013 07:05 AM, Krishna Pavan wrote:
>       Hi,Â
>       How about an ARMv6 like the arm1176jzf-s in the Raspberry Pi?
> 
>       Or ARMv7 like an Pengpod or Cubbieboard (Allwinner A10 - sunxi)?
> 
> 
> You might be aware of the Virtualization Extensions, available for selective 
> boards.
> 
> They are not available for all the boards/chipsets. You may have to write 
> them on your own, if you want to use those
> boards.
> 
> Boards with ARMv7a do not have hardware VE support, that's all I know.
> 
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@xxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>       On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 08:36:08PM +0530, Krishna Pavan wrote:
>       > Hi,
>       >
>       > Even I am interested with the same.
>       >
>       > As far as I know, PV on Xen-ARM for Cortex-A8 is available for 
> testing on
>       > ARM Fast Model Emulators.
>       >
>       > But It has been months since we heard any news about it.
>       >
>       > PV on Xen-ARM for Cortex-A9 is already available for Tegra 2 Harmony.
>       >
>       > Even I would like to learn and get some answers from you guys, to the
>       > questions posted by Simon Sturm.
> 
> How about an ARMv6 like the arm1176jzf-s in the Raspberry Pi?
> Or ARMv7 like an Pengpod or Cubbieboard (Allwinner A10 - sunxi)?
> 
> And what git repository would be the best to try?
> 
> MfG
> Â Â Â Â Goswin
> 
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