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Re: [Xen-users] para- and full-virtualization on same system?

To: Kent Watsen <kent@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] para- and full-virtualization on same system?
From: Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:17:07 +0000
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> Splendid!  I do plan to have hardware supported virtualization running a
> 64-bit Dom0 - does that mean that para-virtualization will only work
> with 64-bit xen-aware guests or can I para-virtualize the 32-bit
> xen-aware guests as well?

Just 64-on-64 for now - for paravirt domains, the guest interface must match 
the hypervisor.  A compatability layer *may* appear at some point, but it's 
not there yet.

Cheers,
Mark

-- 
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