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

To: "Gary W. Smith" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] HVM and gplpv disk question
From: "Tait Clarridge" <Tait.Clarridge@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:20:17 -0500
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[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary W. Smith
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:32 PM
To: James Harper; Nick Couchman; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] HVM and gplpv disk question

James,
 
tap:aio works for all of my linux domU's just fine.  I'm looking for the answer 
of if I should use this for my Windows HVM's which are running gplpv.
 
So, if I am to get it to work, what should I be using for the disk line in the 
config file for the HVM?

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From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of James Harper
Sent: Wed 2/18/2009 2:29 PM
To: Nick Couchman; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Gary W. Smith
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] HVM and gplpv disk question
>
> 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
-----------------------------------


>From what I have read around the internet it seems that anything before xen 
>3.3.x wouldn't use tap:aio for HVM domains... can anyone else confirm this 
>"just worked" scenario after an upgrade to 3.3.1?

Tait


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