RE: [Xen-users] Poor performance running WinXP x86 hvm underCent

To:	"Ross S. W. Walker" <rwalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	RE: [Xen-users] Poor performance running WinXP x86 hvm underCentOS5.1x64 with xen3.1
From:	"Joseph L. Casale" <jcasale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:57:40 -0600
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Thread-topic:	[Xen-users] Poor performance running WinXP x86 hvm underCentOS5.1x64 with xen3.1

>I found on some CPUs an ACPI based HVM chews up a lot of CPU time versuses an 
>APIC HVM, so in Windows I would
>change the computer type in device manager to "Standard PC" and disable acpi 
>in the domain config.
>
>-Ross

Wow,
Night and day! Thanks for that tip. So how does one install Vista or more 
importantly W2008 Server on Xen and maintain usable performance?

Thanks!
jlc

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