xen-devel

[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Xen-devel] about guest fw

from [Arun Sharma]

[Permanent Link][Original]

To:	Miao Feng <miaofeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [Xen-devel] about guest fw
From:	adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Arun Sharma)
Date:	Fri, 20 May 2005 22:17:25 -0700
Cc:	xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Delivery-date:	Sat, 21 May 2005 05:16:29 +0000
Envelope-to:	www-data@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to:	<mailman.1116579360.10712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
List-help:	<mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=help>
List-id:	Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
List-post:	<mailto:xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
List-subscribe:	<http://lists.xensource.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel>, <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe:	<http://lists.xensource.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel>, <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=unsubscribe>
References:	<mailman.1116579360.10712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-to:	Arun Sharma <arun.sharma@xxxxxxxxx>
Sender:	xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

In xen.devel, you wrote:
> Hi guys:
>     we got some information about xen 3.0's features on
> http://summit.xensource.com , and noticed that an guest fw was listed in
> the TODO.
>     then what is the difference between XEN guest fw and the ordinary
> bios or something?
>     can xen on a VT box provide standard HW platform to hold standard
> firmware like bios?

The plan is to package the rombios and the vgabios that ships with qemu 
(These got checked into bk earlier this week).  This BIOS is known to
work with the PC platform emulated by qemu.

In other words, the answer to your question is, yes - Xen + VT can 
present a standard PC platform to a guest OS, including the firmware.

        -Arun

_______________________________________________
Xen-devel mailing list
Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel

[More with this subject...]

<Prev in Thread]	Current Thread	[Next in Thread>
[Xen-devel] about guest fw, Miao Feng Re: [Xen-devel] about guest fw, Arun Sharma <=

Previous by Date:	[Xen-devel] [PATCH] pci-ioapic-x86-64.patch, Arun Sharma
Next by Date:	[Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86-64-qemu-fix.patch, Arun Sharma
Previous by Thread:	[Xen-devel] about guest fw, Miao Feng
Next by Thread:	RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH]vbd/vnif paravirtulization driver hypervisorsupport], Ling, Xiaofeng
Indexes:	[Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists]