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Re: [Xen-users] HVM and gplpv disk question

To: <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gary W. Smith" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] HVM and gplpv disk question
From: "Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:08:07 -0700
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Yes, you should remove the ioemu from the VIF in the domU configuration file.  You can try the tap:aio device type with Xen and see if that works with the GPL PV drivers - I haven't been able to get that work, though.  I use the loop devices and it works fine.
 
-Nick

>>> "Gary W. Smith" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2009/02/18 14:16 >>>
When I load the gplpv drivers into a Windows 2003 instance, I notice that I have to remove ioemu from the vif.  When I do that, it works just fine.  The disk images (which are file based) are still being loaded through the loop driver (which is requiring me to add a bunch of loop devices on our test box).  Is this the proper way to do this or should I be tweaking the config files for the disk as well?  If so, what should that look like?
 
Adding the loop devices isn't a problem but if I call tap:aio is faster than loop.
 
 


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