Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Vanderpool

[Arun Sharma <arun.sharma@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/16/2005 7:08 AM, jean-paul.pigache@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I have a couple of questions about the support of Vanderpool by Xen :
>
> "Yes - works just fine. We can currently support an unmodified
> Linux kernel with fully virtualized devices, etc."
>
> I assume that for the virtualized devices you are using the same 
> Front-End device drivers as the current ones. Correct ?
No, we have done a port of Bochs (bochs.sf.net) to Xen/VT. See tools/ioemu in 
the unstable tree.

> The work necessary to take benefit of the Vanderpool Technology should 
> be located in the Xen hypervisor.
> Does this require a brand new development or only some changes to the 
> current hypervisor ?
> Will most of these changes be compatible for the support of Vanderpool 
> on IA64 or will the work have to be done twice (for IA32 then for IA64) ?
The Bochs device models should be reusable, but most of the hypervisor code is 
arch specific.

        -Arun


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