RE: [Xen-users] GPL PV Drivers for Windows Release 0.9.6 on Xen 3.0.3?

["James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Should the GPL PV Drivers for Windows Release 0.9.6 work on Xen 3.0.3
> and Windows 2003 Standard?

I haven't tested on 3.0.3 in a long time, and I suspect the problems you
are seeing are probably a result of 3.0.3.

> In the device manager there were exclamation marks for the old drivers
> and xm shutdown killed windows immediately, although I installed the
> monitor service and added /gplpv boot.ini.
> 
> Did I something wrong?
> 

xm looks to see if anything is 'watching' the 'shutdown' variable in
xenbus. If it is then it assumes that PV drivers are running and will
signal the DomU to shutdown in an orderly fashion. If nothing is
listening then it assumes that there are no PV drivers will perform a
'destroy' (eg immediate shutdown) instead.

So if XenPCI isn't running, you won't get the immediate shutdown.

James

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