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Re: [Xen-users] Exporting a PCI Device

To: Javier Guerra <javier@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Exporting a PCI Device
From: Jan Kalcic <jandot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:49:54 +0100
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Javier Guerra wrote:
> On 2/18/08, Jan Kalcic <jandot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
>> this is exactly what I was thinking. More hardware and better
>> performance. I just wanted to know if there is, as you said, a tricky
>> solution for this which would avoid to purchase new hardware. Of course,
>> any other suggestion is welcome.
>>     
>
> note that assigning real hardware to a DomU prevents it from being
> migrated.  IOW, PCI passtrhough ties the DomU to the hardware.
>
> (is there any brave soul trying to emulate PCI-hotplug to make that doable?)
>
>   
That's very very boring. I did not know that.

Thanks,
Jan


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