Re: [Xen-devel] VMM Architecture documentation

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 10:50:07AM -0800, Jason Thomas wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <
> konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:12:14AM -0800, Jason Thomas wrote:
> > > I am looking for a low level description of the VMM architecture, if one
> > > exists. Specifically which modules are required for 32 bit guests and
> > which
> > > are needed for 64 bit guests. Does this exist or do I have to sift
> > through
> > > the source code to find the differences?
> >
> > We are kind of working through to make that easier to read.
> >
> > But I am not actually sure what you mean by 'modules'?
> >
> 
> I am looking to get a more modular view of the Xen architecture.  What Xen
> VMM components are required to support a 32 bit guest, what components are
> required to support 64 bit guest. Are there components that both the 32 bit
> and the 64 bit guests share? How does HVM come into this (i.e. what code
> supports the usage of HVM and what code is no longer needed if HVM is used)?
> 
> Is there a document out there that depicts this, or is it something you get
> by going through the source code?

Source code.

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