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Re: [Xen-devel] GPLPV memory ballooning and x32

To: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] GPLPV memory ballooning and x32
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 07:25:36 +0100
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On 24/05/2010 07:03, "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:

>> You should see lines saying things like "memory_op 1" and memory_op 6" on
>> the Xen console (e.g., via 'xm dmesg'). So actually not very helpful warning
>> messages. But anyway, the warnings are somewhat beside the point: 32-bit HVM
>> ballooning will absolutely definitely not work on 64-bit Xen 3.1. It's not
>> going to be fixed. You need at least Xen 3.3 for that functionality.
>> 
> 
> .. then again Redhat has many backports from newer Xen releases in their 3.1.2
> version..
> I don't know if this feature is backported.. probably not.

I think we have evidence here that they did not.

 -- Keir



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