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RE: [Xen-users] HVM and gplpv disk question

To: "Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gary W. Smith" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] HVM and gplpv disk question
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:29:27 +1100
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> 
> Yes, you should remove the ioemu from the VIF in the domU
configuration
> file.  You can try the tap:aio device type with Xen and see if that
works
> with the GPL PV drivers - I haven't been able to get that work,
though.  I
> use the loop devices and it works fine.
> 

Can you confirm that tap:aio works with a regular PV domain but not with
HVM+GPLPV drivers? What about linux HVM and PV drivers?

I could never get tap:aio working with GPLPV but then when I upgraded to
3.3.1 it all 'just worked'.

James

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