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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Handle older Xen save files where arbytes are in the wrong format.



On 12/02/2009 18:20, "John Levon" <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>> What happens with a new-format image on an old Xen?
>> 
>> Doesn't work
> 
> Sure, but doesn't work how? There's a world of difference between
> "crashes mysteriously" and "useful error message".

Mmm.. Most of the changes will cause restore failure rather than apparently
successful restore but you end up with a broken guest. I suppose this
segmentation change may act like the latter. I don't think there's been much
conscious effort to make new-on-old fail cleanly though.

 -- Keir



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