RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] Should we give up transparent virtualization ?

["Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>]

Transparent paravirtualization has little value to developers
or technology providers but definitely has value for distros
and software/system/support providers.  Note for example
that Vmware's PVI (for x86) has transparent paravirtualization
because Vmware (the largest provider in the world of
virtualization software) considers it valuable.

My opinion: we should NOT give up this feature.  The
recent VP patches are critical to catching up with
Xen/x86 functionality so we have to accept some short
term minor regressions for this.  I think all other
patches (including event channel) should not be accepted
if they break transparent paravirtualization.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-ia64-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-ia64-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of Tristan Gingold
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:19 AM
> To: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-ia64-devel] Should we give up transparent 
> virtualization ?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> most big recent patches (dom0vp, event channel) have broken 
> transparent 
> virtualization.
> Should we give up this feature ?
> 
> If only Dan and I like this feature, this question should be 
> clearly asked.
> 
> Tristan.
> 
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