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Re: [Xen-users] OpenBSD as XEN domU on Linux dom0 without HVM

To: "Fabiano Francesconi" <fabiano.francesconi@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] OpenBSD as XEN domU on Linux dom0 without HVM
From: "Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:47:14 -0600
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I do not see any indication that OpenBSD has a Xen-aware kernel available.  It 
looks like running OpenBSD on Xen requires HVM.

-Nick

>>> On 2010/04/19 at 10:18, Fabiano Francesconi <fabiano.francesconi@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote: 
> I think the title says it all.
> 
> I'm wondering about installing OpenBSD as DomU onto my XEN-3 dom0 that's
> running Gentoo/Linux (x86).
> 
> My CPU doesn't support any VT so it should run only para-virtualizing
> the devices.
> 
> Has anyone any experience with that? Is it possible?
> How are the performances?
> 
> I read about poor performance (but the thread was dated 2008 so I guess
> something has changed so far).
> 
> Thank you.




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