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Re: [Xen-devel] Virtualization Active Through Reboot?

To: Dave Feustel <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Virtualization Active Through Reboot?
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:35:05 +0100
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On 25 Apr 2006, at 13:49, Dave Feustel wrote:

Is there any way to have a virtual monitor (Intel or AMD specific)
remain in control through a reboot? (i.e. Bios never gets to
reinitialize machine at reset)?

Not trivially I think. Maybe kexec is the sort of thing you need -- there is work being done to allow Xen to chain-boot itself. That could be used for an in-control "reboot".

 -- Keir


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