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RE: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance
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"Joost van den Broek" <joost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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RE: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance |
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"Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx> |
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Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:37:04 +0100 |
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[Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance |
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joost van den Broek [mailto:joost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 December 2006 10:03
> To: Petersson, Mats
> Cc: Gerhard Possler; Goga; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> John McMonagle; xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance
>
> Petersson, Mats wrote:
> >
> > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn't
> be too difficult to back-port for 2.4.
> >
> > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial
> products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron.
> >
> > --
> > Mats
>
> Any chance this will change in the (near) future? (the
> availability of
> PV Windows drivers for non-commercial users)
I have no idea. There has been some discussion stating that "Windows
drivers can't be open-sourced", which I'm not sure if that's correct or
not. That would sort of put a plug to XenSource distributing them
together with Xen, as Xen is Open Source and requires that all
components distributed with it are also open source.
--
Mats
>
> - Joost
>
>
>
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