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[Xen-devel] Re: [RFC, PATCH 2/24] i386 Vmi config

To: Zachary Amsden <zach@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [RFC, PATCH 2/24] i386 Vmi config
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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:23:50 +0000
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On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 10:00:27AM -0800, Zachary Amsden wrote:
> Introduce the basic VMI sub-arch configuration dependencies.  VMI kernels only
> are designed to run on modern hardware platforms.  As such, they require a
> working APIC, and do not support some legacy functionality, including APM 
> BIOS,
> ISA and MCA bus systems, PCI BIOS interfaces, or PnP BIOS (by implication of
> dropping ISA support).  They also require a P6 series CPU.

That's pretty bad because distributors need another kernel still.  At least
a working APIC isn't quite as common today as it should.


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