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Re: [Xen-ia64-devel] Xen Itanium features available in Xen HVM?

To: "'tgingold@xxxxxxx'" <tgingold@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-ia64-devel] Xen Itanium features available in Xen HVM?
From: Kayvan Sylvan <kayvan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:37:47 -0700
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Thanks very much for the replies.

We would like to lend some help with trying to implement the protection 
registers.

What is your advice on how to proceed?

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Kayvan Sylvan, Platform Solutions Inc.

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From: tgingold@xxxxxxx <tgingold@xxxxxxx>
To: Kayvan Sylvan
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Paul Leisy
Sent: Mon May 12 07:22:50 2008
Subject: Re: [Xen-ia64-devel] Xen Itanium features available in Xen HVM?

Quoting Kayvan Sylvan <kayvan@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> We have some questions about the HVM roadmap and features.
>
>
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> According to the Wiki, Fujitsu is working on getting other operating systems
> running as HVM guests. Tristan appears to be working on getting openVMS
> running and then HP-UX.

Right for me.

> >From what I gather from posts here, the major roadblock to HP-UX is
> protection key support.

Not yet.  The HP-UX efi loader crashes very early.  This is currently
blocking.  I need either help from HP *or* time to investigate.

> Does anyone know the big picture of HVM features:
>
> - What Itanium architecture features are supported by HVM guests now?

Most of them :-)

> - What Itanium architecture features are not supported now?

Protection registers.  I think that's almost it.

> - What features are most likely needed by openVMS?

OpenVMS now works on Xen/ia64.  There are still a few issues however (e.g. UP
only).

> - What features are most likely needed by HP-UX?

Protection registers.

> Thank you very much, any answers would be much appreciated.

You're welcome!

Tristan.
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