RE: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joost van den Broek [mailto:joost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 20 December 2006 10:03
> To: Petersson, Mats
> Cc: Gerhard Possler; Goga; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
> John McMonagle; xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
> lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance
> 
> Petersson, Mats wrote:
> > 
> > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn't 
> be too difficult to back-port for 2.4. 
> > 
> > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial 
> products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron. 
> > 
> > --
> > Mats
> 
> Any chance this will change in the (near) future? (the 
> availability of 
> PV Windows drivers for non-commercial users)

I have no idea. There has been some discussion stating that "Windows
drivers can't be open-sourced", which I'm not sure if that's correct or
not. That would sort of put a plug to XenSource distributing them
together with Xen, as Xen is Open Source and requires that all
components distributed with it are also open source. 

--
Mats
> 
> - Joost
> 
> 
> 



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