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Re: [Xen-users] Xen - Operating System or Application
| To: | Christopher McCormick <christophermccormick@xxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-users] Xen - Operating System or Application |
| From: | Todd Deshane <todd.deshane@xxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:35:48 -0400 |
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On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Christopher McCormick <christophermccormick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Understanding that "The Xen hypervisor is a layer of software running > directly on computer hardware replacing the operating system thereby > allowing the computer hardware to run multiple guest operating systems > concurrently." is Xen an operating system in the true sense of the term or > is it an application that provides operating system like functionality? > Xen is most similar to a microkernel. See: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/netos/papers/2005-hotos-vmm.pdf See also Ian Pratt's XenSummit presentation regarding the intended design of Xen and its intended use: video: http://vimeo.com/27655610 slides: http://xen.org/files/xensummit_santaclara11/aug2/2_IanP_Xen_Community_Update.pdf Thanks, Todd -- Todd Deshane http://www.linkedin.com/in/deshantm http://www.xen.org/products/cloudxen.html http://runningxen.com/ _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users |
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