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RE: [Xen-devel] Run Xen on HVM guest?

from [Dan Magenheimer]

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To:	Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Wu Bingzheng <wubingzheng@xxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	RE: [Xen-devel] Run Xen on HVM guest?
From:	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:06:28 -0700 (PDT)
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But, yes, it IS possible to run Xen in an HVM, but the
Xen in the HVM is only able to run PV guests.

(Note "possible" doesn't mean that it will work on
any given version of Xen.)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keir Fraser [mailto:keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:35 AM
> To: Wu Bingzheng; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Run Xen on HVM guest?
> 
> 
> On 19/03/2009 08:15, "Wu Bingzheng" <wubingzheng@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I want to know the reason why the DomU didnot have 'vmx':
> > 1. Intel VT doesn't support 'vmx' on DomU
> > 2. Intel VT supports, but Xen doesn't support (now)
> > 3. Other reason
> 
> It¹s not easy to support VMX in a domU. So we don¹t support it.
> 
>  -- Keir
> 
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