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Re: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform

To: Kallol Biswas <rumni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 23:05:09 +0200
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On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 11:06:22AM -0800, Kallol Biswas wrote:
>    Sorry read the previous reply as ".... we can not avoid porting Xen to
>    newer PPC platforms.".
> 
>    May be we should start from version 3.2 that supported PPC. Any input on
>    how we should start is welcome.
> 

Check this out:
http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems#head-e07d87697b068924a68b271b09993aae573a3160

It has some links about Xen on PPC.

-- Pasi


>    Kallol Biswas
>    NucleoDyne Systems, Inc.
>    19925 Stevens Creek Blvd
>    Cupertino, CA 95014
>    408-725-7527
>    kallol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
>    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>    From: rumni@xxxxxxxxxxx
>    To: ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    CC: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kallol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform
>    Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:57:54 -0800
> 
>    Ok. It seems that we can avoid porting Xen to newer PPC platforms.
> 
>    Kallol Biswas
>    NucleoDyne Systems, Inc.
>    19925 Stevens Creek Blvd
>    Cupertino, CA 95014
>    408-725-7527
>    kallol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
>    > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:24:57 +0000
>    > To: rumni@xxxxxxxxxxx
>    > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform
>    > From: Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    > CC: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    >
>    > Kallol Biswas writes ("[Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform"):
>    > > We have a requirement that we need to run multiple linux OSes on
>    > > a multi-core powerpc platform.
>    > > It seems that Xen does not support the architecture anymore. The
>    > > mailing list for the architecture does not exist.
>    >
>    > Indeed.
>    >
>    > > I am new to virtual environment, can someone send pointer on why Xen
>    > > does not support PPC? What are the alternatives for the
>    > > architecture?
>    >
>    > No-one stepped up to maintain and develop the ppc port.
>    >
>    > Ian.
>    >
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