Ian Pratt
2005-Dec-31 15:06 UTC
RE: Using the -xen kernel rather than -xen0/U was [Xen-users] Poorhard disk performance on xen-3/dom0
> > Sure, you''ll domU kernel may need an initrd (depends on the > > filesystem) and will need modules installed in the guest > filesystem. > > It won''t be any larger than a -xenU kernel. The fact that it has > > privileged and back-end modules built for it doesn''t matter -- it > > can''t actually use any of them as Xen won''t allow it. > > Oh, did this change? I was under the impression we could > have a guest domain take control of a NIC, for example.Only under Xen''s control. Just be cause a guest has privileged components built into it doesn''t mean it its acutually allowed to use them. "PCI passthrough" as its become known is on its way back into Xen 3.0 -- it just didn''t make the 3.0.0 cut off. Ian _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users