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RE: [Xen-users] HVM vs PV (Xen Full virtualization (HVM) XenParavirtuali

To: Martinx - ジェームズ <thiagocmartinsc@xxxxxxxxx>, <nemus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] HVM vs PV (Xen Full virtualization (HVM) XenParavirtualization (PV))
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 10:25:06 +1000
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> 
> Windows does not work as a PVM domain.
> 

That's correct, but it is possible (and desirable) to load drivers into Windows 
that use the PV communications channelto talk to the disk/network/etc in Dom0 
instead of the emulated qemu PCI devices. This is true under HVM Linux too. HVM 
also has some other benefits too.

(you would know this obviously, but I just thought I'd add it for the OP's 
benefit :)

James
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