[Xen-users] is XEN valid to test device drivers?

[Rubén Porras <nahoo82@xxxxxxxxx>]

Reading the installation manual, i've encounterd this paragraph:

"Note that the only difference between the two types of Linux kernels
that are built is the configuration file used for each. The ``U''
suffixed (unprivileged) versions don't contain any of the physical
hardware device drivers, leading to a 30% reduction in size; hence you
may prefer these for your non-privileged domains. The ``0'' suffixed
privileged versions can be used to boot the system, as well as in driver
domains and unprivileged domains."

I would like to use Xen to test faulty linux drivers, without possibly
damaging my machine, I mean, I would like to run a linux faulty module
in a kernel within XEN in an unprivileged domain, is this possible with
XEN?, after reading that I'm startint to think than the kernels in the
unprivileged domain doesn't use its own drivers at all.

Thanks.
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