|
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [Xen-devel] Xen 4.0 Feature Set
Can we add this boot option information into xen's source code document directory and user pdf file? Thanks --jyh >-----Original Message----- >From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pasi K?rkk?inen >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:41 PM >To: Sander Eikelenboom >Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Sassy Natan; Stephen Spector >Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen 4.0 Feature Set > >On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 09:37:00AM +0100, Sander Eikelenboom wrote: >> Hello Pasi, >> >> Yes it's a transition period, with the new kernel not being complete in >> terms of xen >functionality, but more complete and recent in terms of linux hardware drivers. >> The same will apply for blktap2, and perhaps netchannel2 as well unless >> those get >fixed in time. >> Wish i could help, but i lack the programming skills to do so. >> > >Yeah. A couple of days ago I made a change in >http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels >to highlight that pv_ops dom0 is the kernel everyone should be using, testing >and >developing against. > >Hopefully we'll start getting more contributions to pv_ops now when Xen 4.0 is >using >it. > >> Haven't seen a reaction from Stephen yet if there is a >hypervisor/dom0-kernel-xen-related boot options document available as start >for a >new wiki. >> > >I made this yesterday: >http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenHypervisorBootOptions > >Now we just need to fill in the actual content :) Wanna help? > >-- Pasi > >> >> -- >> Sander >> >> >> Thursday, January 28, 2010, 9:29:36 AM, you wrote: >> >> > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 09:26:23AM +0100, Sander Eikelenboom wrote: >> >> Hello Pasi, >> >> >> >> PV-USB is not yet in the default pvops kernel that is going to ship with >> >> 4.0 or am >i mistaken ? >> >> Will it before 4.0 comes out ? >> >> >> >> > True, it's only in Xen and in linux-2.6.18-xen. >> >> >> This could deliver some confusion, if the hypervisor supports things it's >> >> default >dom0 kernel doesn't yet. >> >> >> >> > Yep. Need to make that clear in the release notes. The other features need >> > more >explanations aswell. >> >> > -- Pasi >> >> >> -- >> >> Sander >> >> >> >> Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 9:07:47 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 08:35:46PM +0200, Sassy Natan wrote: >> >> >> What About PV-USB support? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Yeah, PV-USB is there, and also VGA Passthrough. >> >> >> >> > -- Pasi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 1/27/10, Stephen Spector <[1]stephen.spector@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Developers: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I have started work on our Xen 4.0 Datasheet which will allow >> >> >> customers/prospects/users to learn about the newest hypervisor >offering >> >> >> from Xen.org. I currently have the following list in the document: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> · Kernel Upgrade >> >> >> >> >> >> o PVOps Dom0 Kernel based on Linux (version number) >> >> >> >> >> >> · Blktap2 >> >> >> >> >> >> o Support VHD format >> >> >> >> >> >> o Snapshot virtual disks >> >> >> >> >> >> o Command-line invocation method >> >> >> >> >> >> · High Availability (Project Remus & Kemari) >> >> >> >> >> >> o Up to date replica of a VM on backup server >> >> >> >> >> >> · Netchannel2 >> >> >> >> >> >> o Lazy copy in guest >> >> >> >> >> >> o Support multi-queue NIC, Smart NIC, SR-IOV >> >> >> >> >> >> · Page Sharing >> >> >> >> >> >> o VMs share identical pages in memory >> >> >> >> >> >> · Libxenlight >> >> >> >> >> >> o High level operations shared across all Xen toolstacks >> >> >> >> >> >> · Support for Virtualization-aware Applications >> >> >> >> >> >> · Transcendent Memory * RAM utilization capabilities >> >> >> >> >> >> · Multi-function PCI pass-through >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Please let me know if I missed a feature or if I need to make any >> >> >> changes to this list. Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Stephen Spector >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Xen.org Community Manager >> >> >> >> >> >> T: (772) 621-5062 | F: (772) 365-0338 | M: (954) 854-4257 >> >> >> >> >> >> [2]stephen.spector@xxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> [3]http://blog.xen.org | @xen_com_mgr >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Xen-devel mailing list >> >> >> [4]Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> [5]http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >> >> >> >> >> >> References >> >> >> >> >> >> Visible links >> >> >> 1. mailto:stephen.spector@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> 2. mailto:stephen.spector@xxxxxxx >> >> >> 3. http://blog.xen.org/ >> >> >> 4. mailto:Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> 5. http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Xen-devel mailing list >> >> >> Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Best regards, >> >> Sander mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Sander mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >_______________________________________________ >Xen-devel mailing list >Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
|
 |
Lists.xenproject.org is hosted with RackSpace, monitoring our |