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RE: [Xen-users] 64-bit guest in 32-bit Xen/dom0 - ever?

To: "Matt Ayres" <matta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] 64-bit guest in 32-bit Xen/dom0 - ever?
From: "Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:31:03 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Ayres
> Sent: 03 March 2006 14:25
> To: Petersson, Mats
> Cc: mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] 64-bit guest in 32-bit Xen/dom0 - ever?
> 
> 
> 
> Petersson, Mats wrote:
> 
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Will it ever be possible to run a 64-bit guest kernel 
> under a 32-bit
> >> (PAE) Xen and domain0 ?
> 
> I mistyped this actually.  My brain is laughing at itself 
> right now. :)
> 
> The question was supposed to be: Will it be possible to run 
> 32-bit guest (incl PAE) under a 64-bit Xen and dom0 ?
> 
> This was already addressed by Mark though.
> 
> My reason for asking is this will allow for a transition to 
> 64-bit for users.

Yes, but so does the native (non-Xen) 64-bit solutions - you can run
most 32-bit apps under 64-bit Linux (or Windows). The few that don't
work are special cases, and almost always software run by root only [or
during system setup], so not really a big concern for users as such.

--
Mats
> 
> Thanks,
> Matt
> 
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