Re: [Xen-devel] Clarifying PVH mode requirements

[Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/01/2016 02:27 PM, PGNet Dev wrote:
> On 02/01/2016 11:14 AM, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> > > Is 'HVMLite' replacing 'PVH'? Or are they separate modes?
> > Yes, HVMlite is replacing PVH. Probably once we get dom0 support.
> If that's a 'done deal', and it sounds like it is, it'd be useful to 
> have it integrated into:
> http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Understanding_the_Virtualization_Spectrum
>
> particularly as there's no mention of HVMlite on the wiki, at all.
HVMlite is very new: domU hypervisor support has been added less than 
two months ago and Linux patches are being reviewed as we speak 
(FreeBSD, I believe, is supported).
> It's unclear whether PVH, in its current dev state (at least here), is 
> worth-the-visit -- especially if HVMlite is "ComingSoon(tm)".
> I suppose I'm looking for some guidance as to which to invest time in 
> while on Xen 4.6.0, ack'ing that neither PVH nor HVMlite are 
> production-ready.
Current PVH implementation has never been described as production-ready. 
What is happening now with HVMlite is essentially bringing PVH to 
production-quality level.
-boris

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