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Re: [Xen-users] Release 0.8.0 of GPL PV Drivers for Windows


  • To: "jim burns" <jim_burn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Emre ERENOGLU" <erenoglu@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:54:16 +0100
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Hi Jim,

I see ioemu in the vif= line in your config file. did you try using netfront instead (possibly with a different MAC ID)?

This performance is extremely bad if it's around 1,4 Mbytes/sec. I'll try to test tonight on my own system.

Thanks,

Emre

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 3:03 AM, jim burns <jim_burn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Monday 25 February 2008 08:47:17 pm Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:
> That seems decent. Although to be honest, I was expecting several
> hundred Mbps (which is what I get with Xen/Linux PV) or at least close
> to 100 Mbps (which is what I get with VMWare). But at least your results
> look a lot better than mine.

I wish. Maybe when I upgrade to a 64 bit system, domu to dom0 communication
will be faster. I suppose at least that is independent of the physical nic
(which is just 100Mbps), being a software only (apparently ipv6) nic.

> What system does it run on (distro/xen versions)?

From the previously mentioned benchmark results post:

Equipment: core duo 2300, 1.66ghz each, sata drive configured for UDMA/100
System: fc8 32bit pae, xen 3.1.2, xen.gz 3.1.0-rc7, dom0 2.6.21
Tested hvm: XP Pro SP2, 2002, tested w/ iometer [...]

> Did you add anything special to xen config file (something like acpi=1)?
> Last time I check, without that switch, Windows will be unable to use
> SMP. Changing that switch also requires reinstalling Windows.

I checked everything it would let me, including acpi & smp:

name = "winxp"
builder='hvm'
memory = "512"
uuid = "6c7de04e-df10-caa8-bb2a-8368246225c1"
ostype = "hvm"
> > > vcpus = "2"
#
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
acpi=1
apic=1
boot= "cda"
device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
keymap='en-us'
localtime=0
#rtc_timeoffset=-14400
rtc_timeoffset=-18000
pae=1
serial='pty'
#serial = "/dev/ttyS0"
#   enable sound card support, [sb16|es1370|all|..,..], default none
soundhw='es1370'
# enable stdvga, default = 0 (use cirrus logic device model)
stdvga=0
#usbdevice="mouse"
usbdevice="tablet"
#
#disk=[ 'tap:/var/lib/xen/images/winxp,ioemu:hda,w', 'phy:/dev/cdrom,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
disk=[ 'file:/var/lib/xen/images/winxp,ioemu:hda,w', 'phy:/dev/cdrom,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
#
vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:23:1d:36, type=ioemu, script=vif-bridge, bridge =
eth0' ]
#vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:23:1d:36, type=netfront, script=vif-bridge, bridge =
eth0' ]
#
sdl=0
vnc=1
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
#vnclisten="192.168.1.0/24"
# set VNC display number, default = domid
#vncdisplay=1
# try to find an unused port for the VNC server, default = 1
#vncunused=1
vncconsole=1
monitor=1
vncpasswd=""

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