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Re: [Xen-users] Question about ioemu ...

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Question about ioemu ...
From: jim burns <jim_burn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 16:04:07 -0500
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On Friday 04 January 2008 10:39:45 pm virtual@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> My HDA is configured like this:
>
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vms_1/win01,hda,w' ]
>
> My question , what is the diference if I configure like this ...
>
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/vms_1/win01,ioemu:hda,w' ]
>
> What "ioemu" means ?

It's simply a rudimentary attempt at ParaVirtual (PV) disk drivers on an HVM 
domain. Try it both ways, and 'cp' a *new* file to or from your dom0 and HVM 
domain, and time the difference. (I say new file, so you don'tmeasure the 
effects of caching.)

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