Re: [Xen-devel] [HYBRID]: status update...

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/08/12 16:59, George Dunlap wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
> <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 04:25:01PM +0100, George Dunlap wrote:
>>> I hope this isn't bikeshedding; but I don't like "Hybrid" as a name
>>> for this feature, mainly for "marketing" reasons.  I think it will
>>> probably give people the wrong idea about what the technology does.
>>> PV domains is one of Xen's really distinct advantages -- much simpler
>>> interface, lighter-weight (no qemu, legacy boot), &c &c.  As I
>>> understand it, the mode you've been calling "hybrid" still has all of
>>> these advantages -- it just uses some of the HVM hardware extensions
>>> to make the interface even simpler / faster.  I'm afraid "hybrid" may
>>> be seen as, "Even Xen has had to give up on PV."
>>>
>>> Can I suggest something like "PVH" instead?  That (at least to me)
>>> makes it clear that PV domains are still fully PV, but just use some
>>> HVM extensions.
>> if (xen_pvh_domain()?
>>
>> if (xen_pv_h_domain()?
>>
>> if (xen_h_domain()) ?
>>
>> if (xen_pvplus_domain()) ?
>>
>> if (xen_pv_ext_domain()) ?
>>
>> I think I like 'pv+'?
> I could deal with pv+.  However, in general I dislike that kind of
> "now even better!" marketing.  PV+, EPV (Enhanced / extended PV), PVX
> (Extreme PV!) -- they all sound cool when they come out, but five
> years later, when they're not so new or sexy anymore, they all sound
> lame.  PVH is just descriptive -- it will always be PV with HVM
> extensions, so it will age much better. :-)
>
>  -George

See for perfect example USB LowSpeed, FullSpeed, HiSpeed and now SuperSpeed

~Andrew

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