Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Xen-changelog] Indirect hypercalls through a hypercall transfer page.

[Anthony Liguori <aliguori@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Keir Fraser wrote:
> Allows a different hypercall implementation on platforms where that 
> makes sense. For example, we would like to run XenLinux on native by 
> running it over a small 'Xen shim' that provides the Xen API but no 
> protection or multiplexing. In that case it would be most efficient to 
> turn syscall instructions into jumps.
Is someone working on this?

I had been thinking of something like this myself.  A pretty 
straight-forward kernel module that could allow you to run XenLinux on 
native (so we could have our own "player").
Regards,

Anthony Liguori
>  -- Keir
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xen-devel mailing list
> Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
_______________________________________________
Xen-devel mailing list
Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel