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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl: change default HVM emulated network card

To: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl: change default HVM emulated network card to rtl8139
From: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:11:54 +0000
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2011, Ian Jackson wrote:
> xend uses rtl8139, and we want xl to be compatible with xm.  Some
> older operating systems don't have e1000 drivers, and we want widest
> compatibility rather than best performance (people who want good
> performance are best advised to use PV-on-HVM drivers).
> 
> We'll probably switch to a new default when switching to upstream
> qemu, in the Xen 4.2 release cycle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 


Acked-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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