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2006-10-19 23:16:33 |
Hi,
I've just updated the xenkernel and xentools to 3.0.3. To
run this you'll
need a very recent current. I have patches for the netbsd-3
branch
(to run NetBSD 3.x guests on Xen 3.0.3) but they won't make
it for 3.1 I fear.
There's probably some cool things in here but I don't have a
comprehensive
list yet. One interesting thing it that it seems that Xen
can now dynamically
move a guest from a CPU to another on SMP systems, but I've
not done specific
tests for this (note that I've done all my tests on a
systems
that exposes 8 CPUs to the OS though).
I've also added a xentools30-hvm package, which contains the
bit needed
to run non-xen-aware guests on systems with the VT or VMX
extentions
(and an example configuration 
I choose to add a second package because of the dependancy
on X.
I've tested this on a VT system (Intel), and I could boot:
a scientific linux install CD (and perform the install),
a NetBSD/i386 boot CD with some quirks:
- you need to boot -c and disable fdc or the boot hang
- the emulated rtk8139 ethernet is matched by re(4), but it
only work
with rtk (I think the emulated revision is wrong in qemu)
so disable
re(4) with boot -c
But of course, as the system uses emulation for the devices
disk and network
access are much slower than with a Xen guest kernel, and
cause significant
CPU load to dom0. But, you have a virtual VGA screen in an
X-window
freedos and win98's dos cause a crash quite fast (I do get
the win98 splash
screen though), this may be better on a AMD VMX system.
I will try a 32bit windows when I get my hands on a bootable
CD (actually
booting dos was to start the installer from the non-bootable
XP CD I have
Enjoy !
--
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer antioche.eu.org>
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
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2006-10-20 13:21:33 |
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> I've just updated the xenkernel and xentools to 3.0.3.
To run this you'll
> need a very recent current. I have patches for the
netbsd-3 branch
> (to run NetBSD 3.x guests on Xen 3.0.3) but they won't
make it for
> 3.1 I fear.
Will NetBSD 3.1 domU systems work with dom0 machines using
the new tools?
Kind regards
--
Matthias Scheler http://zhadum.org.uk/
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| upgraded to 3.0.3, with hvm support |
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2006-10-20 13:21:33 |
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> I've just updated the xenkernel and xentools to 3.0.3.
To run this you'll
> need a very recent current. I have patches for the
netbsd-3 branch
> (to run NetBSD 3.x guests on Xen 3.0.3) but they won't
make it for
> 3.1 I fear.
Will NetBSD 3.1 domU systems work with dom0 machines using
the new tools?
Kind regards
--
Matthias Scheler http://zhadum.org.uk/
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2006-10-20 15:55:15 |
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> I will try a 32bit windows when I get my hands on a
bootable CD (actually
> booting dos was to start the installer from the
non-bootable XP CD I have
I found one: windows XP boots from CD, installs and works
fine !
--
Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.
Manuel.Bouyerlip6.fr
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
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2006-10-20 15:58:06 |
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 02:21:33PM +0100, Matthias Scheler
wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> > I've just updated the xenkernel and xentools to
3.0.3. To run this you'll
> > need a very recent current. I have patches for the
netbsd-3 branch
> > (to run NetBSD 3.x guests on Xen 3.0.3) but they
won't make it for
> > 3.1 I fear.
>
> Will NetBSD 3.1 domU systems work with dom0 machines
using the new tools?
Unfortunably no. I have a patch but which pulls up other
changes as
well. I'll try to build a minimal patch, if you think this
can make it for
NetBSD 3.1
--
Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.
Manuel.Bouyerlip6.fr
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
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2006-10-20 16:09:55 |
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:55:15 +0200, Manuel Bouyer
<bouyerantioche.eu.org>
wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> > I will try a 32bit windows when I get my hands on
a bootable CD (actually
> > booting dos was to start the installer from the
non-bootable XP CD I have
>
> I found one: windows XP boots from CD, installs and
works fine !
>
I'm now persuaded that I need to update my desktop machine
to one that
supports HVM... (Is there any way to tell from vendor
literature if the
CPU has the right features?)
--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbi
a.edu/~smb
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| upgraded to 3.0.3, with hvm support |
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2006-10-20 15:55:15 |
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> I will try a 32bit windows when I get my hands on a
bootable CD (actually
> booting dos was to start the installer from the
non-bootable XP CD I have
I found one: windows XP boots from CD, installs and works
fine !
--
Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.
Manuel.Bouyerlip6.fr
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
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| upgraded to 3.0.3, with hvm support |
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2006-10-20 15:58:06 |
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 02:21:33PM +0100, Matthias Scheler
wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> > I've just updated the xenkernel and xentools to
3.0.3. To run this you'll
> > need a very recent current. I have patches for the
netbsd-3 branch
> > (to run NetBSD 3.x guests on Xen 3.0.3) but they
won't make it for
> > 3.1 I fear.
>
> Will NetBSD 3.1 domU systems work with dom0 machines
using the new tools?
Unfortunably no. I have a patch but which pulls up other
changes as
well. I'll try to build a minimal patch, if you think this
can make it for
NetBSD 3.1
--
Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.
Manuel.Bouyerlip6.fr
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
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2006-10-20 16:09:55 |
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:55:15 +0200, Manuel Bouyer
<bouyerantioche.eu.org>
wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 01:16:33AM +0200, Manuel Bouyer
wrote:
> > I will try a 32bit windows when I get my hands on
a bootable CD (actually
> > booting dos was to start the installer from the
non-bootable XP CD I have
>
> I found one: windows XP boots from CD, installs and
works fine !
>
I'm now persuaded that I need to update my desktop machine
to one that
supports HVM... (Is there any way to tell from vendor
literature if the
CPU has the right features?)
--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbi
a.edu/~smb
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2006-10-20 16:21:19 |
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 12:09:55PM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin
wrote:
> I'm now persuaded that I need to update my desktop
machine to one that
> supports HVM... (Is there any way to tell from vendor
literature if the
> CPU has the right features?)
For Intel it's
http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu
/default.aspx?familyID=1&culture=en-US
What you're looking for is "VT"
--
Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.
Manuel.Bouyerlip6.fr
NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la
difference
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