Re: Paravirtualization on VMware's Platform [VMI].
[Posted September 23, 2009 by corbet]
| From: |
| Avi Kivity <avi-AT-redhat.com> |
| To: |
| Arjan van de Ven <arjan-AT-infradead.org> |
| Subject: |
| Re: Paravirtualization on VMware's Platform [VMI]. |
| Date: |
| Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:00:21 +0300 |
| Cc: |
| Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-elte.hu>, Alok Kataria <akataria-AT-vmware.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx-AT-linutronix.de>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-AT-zytor.com>,
the arch/x86 maintainers <x86-AT-kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>,
Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy-AT-goop.org>,
Chris Wright <chrisw-AT-sous-sol.org>,
Rusty Russell <rusty-AT-rustcorp.com.au>,
"virtualization-AT-lists.osdl.org" <virtualization-AT-lists.osdl.org>,
Greg KH <greg-AT-kroah.com>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org> |
On 09/20/2009 10:52 AM, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:42:47 +0200
> Ingo Molnar<mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
>
>
>> If we were able to rip out all (or most) of paravirt from arch/x86 it
>> would be tempting for other technical reasons - but the patch above
>> is well localized.
>>
> interesting question is if this would allow us to remove a few of the
> paravirt hooks....
>
kvm will be removing the pvmmu support soon; and Xen is talking about
running paravirtualized guests in a vmx/svm container where they don't need
most of the hooks.
--
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.
