Re: [Xen-devel] qemu-upstream stubdom - status?

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Shelton writes ("qemu-upstream stubdom - status?"):
> Where does this feature stand currently?  It pops up under a couple
> of names and proposed implementations (e.g., "qemu-xen stubdomains",
> "qemu-upstream stubdom, Linux", and "qemu-upstream stubdom, BSD
> libc"), so it seems likely I missed something.

Hi.  I made a start on bsd libc + minios last release cycle but I
think this has now been overtaken by the rump kernels work by Antti
Kantee.  See https://github.com/rumpkernel/wiki/wiki etc.

> It remains appealing to make use of the more recent developments in
> qemu-upstream, but with the isolation provided by a stubdomain.  The
> many improvements made in teasing driver domains out of dom0
> strengthen this appeal (for example, using OpenSolaris as a
> ZFS-based storage domain).

Yes.

> What are the most recent patches or repository for this feature?

I've just started looking at the rump kernels with a view to
(eventually) trying to get qemu-upstream working but I don't have
anything I can show you yet.

Thanks,
Ian.

(CC Antti.)

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