[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] save image file format? and [RFC] tmem save/restore/migrate
Tim Deegan wrote: > At 13:26 +0100 on 18 Jun (1245331580), John Levon wrote: >>> just layering for its own sake. (Also, using qemu to save a PV guests >>> would be pretty wierd). >> Why? We already use qemu for PV guests and that's only going to become >> more common. > > Is it? AIUI the only thing we use qemu for in PV guests is the pvfb > backend, which is just because nobody's put in a proper library > interface to that code. We also use it for the console backend when a vfb is given to the guest. >>>> The qemu people are also maintaing save record compatibility now, so we >>>> are safe from that perspective. >>> Yes, but their code-defines-format model is rubbish. >> Maybe now is the time to help them fix that? It's really no worse than >> Xen's code-defines-format model, headers or not. > > Qemu's code-defines-format model is actually much better than the > xend/libxc code-defines-format model. :) But that's not to say it's the > thing we should be copying. It is more about reusing than copying. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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