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Re: [Xen-users] PV 32-in-64 ? Howto ?

Hi,


here another Matrix, hopefully correct, which includes PAE.

Hypervisor  dom0        domU(PV)               domU(HVM)

32-bit      32-bit      32-bit                 32-bit

32-bit PAE  32-bit PAE  32-bit PAE             32,- or 32-bit PAE

64-bit      64-bit      64-bit or 32-bit PAE*  32-, 32-PAE or 64-bit 

Jurgen



-------- Original-Nachricht --------
Datum: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:18:20 -0700
Von: Dylan Martin <dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
An: "Sébastien CRAMATTE" <s.cramatte@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Re: [Xen-users] PV 32-in-64 ? Howto ?

> D'oh!  My mistake!!  You can run 32 bit HVM guests no problem on a 64
> bit dom0, but you can't run 32 bit PV guests on a 64 bit dom0.
> 
> I really want to make a grid to add to the faq:
> 
>                               Dom0
>                               32bit   64bit
> D  32bit PV   yes             no
> o  64bit PV           ??              yes
> m  32bit HVM  yes             yes     
> U  64bit HVM  ??              yes
> 
> Does anyone have anything to add/fix about that grid?  Especially
> if/when you can run a 64bit domU on a 32bit dom0?
> 
> -Dylan
> 
> > > But I must Install  a 32bits PAE kernel in dom0 and setup properly in
> > > the config file isn't it ?
> > > When I try to instal 32bits kernel package dom0 tell me that the
> > > architecture is incorrect.
> > >
> > > If I run the 32 bits domU with the dom0 kernel  and uname -a return
> > > x86_64 inside the domU.
> > > In reality I just need to install a 32 bits domU to compile a 32bits
> > > kernel for another application.
> > >
> > > make menuconfig  detect that I'm on 64bits architecture so I can't
> > > choose 32bits processor.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark Williamson escribió:
> > >   
> > >>> I believe you just install the 32 bit OS.  It's like running 32 bit
> > >>> linux on a 64bit box.  You don't need to tell the box it's running a
> > >>> 32 bit OS.
> > >>>
> > >>> Of course, I could be wrong...
> > >>>     
> > >>>       
> > >> If you install a 32-bit filesystem and boot it using a 32-bit PAE
> XenLinux 
> > >> kernel, Xen will recognise that it's a 32-bit guest and set things up
> > >> appropriately.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Mark
> > >>
> > >>   
> > >>     
> > >>> -Dylan
> > >>>
> > >>>     
> > >>>       
> > >>>> Hello,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Does anyone know which is the setup to run paravirtualized domu
> 32bits
> > >>>> inside a dom0 64bits...
> > >>>> I've got Xen 3.1
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Do I must add something to the config file ?
> > >>>> Do I should install 32bits kernel ?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Regards
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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> > >
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