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Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Linux

To: Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Linux
From: "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 07:34:51 -0700 (MST)
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On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Ian Pratt wrote:

> > possible to have a common kernel binary that would work with/without
> > Xen. In other words, to dynamically determine if it's running
> > under Xen, and behave appropriately.
> 
> This has been dubbed "transparent virtualization". 

note that IBM did it with CMS under VM, see Melinda Varian's excellent
article on all this.

ron


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