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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] 2nd -- Disallowing xm operations on HVM domains

To: Doi.Tsunehisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] 2nd -- Disallowing xm operations on HVM domains
From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 09:36:06 -0400
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micky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/03/2006 11:34:39 PM:

>   Hi,
>
> You (stefanb) said:
> > Previous patch would only work once a domain has been started. :-/ This
> > one here fixes the startup problem and does not allow to attach a block
> > device to an HVM domain once the domain has been started. Migration can
> > also be prevented.
>
>   I'm wondering that you don't consider about PV-on-HVM drivers.
>
>   On a HVM domain with PV-on-HVM VBD driver, it can be attached
> a block device with xm block-attach command.


Right, I had not thought of that. Block-attach and network-attach have to still go through. That leaves the usefulness to migration and few others.

  Stefan

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