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Re: [Xen-devel] VMM Architecture documentation

To: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] VMM Architecture documentation
From: Jason Thomas <jethomas100@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:50:07 -0800
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On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:12:14AM -0800, Jason Thomas wrote:
> I am looking for a low level description of the VMM architecture, if one
> exists. Specifically which modules are required for 32 bit guests and which
> are needed for 64 bit guests. Does this exist or do I have to sift through
> the source code to find the differences?

We are kind of working through to make that easier to read.

But I am not actually sure what you mean by 'modules'?

I am looking to get a more modular view of the Xen architecture.  What Xen VMM components are required to support a 32 bit guest, what components are required to support 64 bit guest. Are there components that both the 32 bit and the 64 bit guests share? How does HVM come into this (i.e. what code supports the usage of HVM and what code is no longer needed if HVM is used)?

Is there a document out there that depicts this, or is it something you get by going through the source code?

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