Re: [Xen-devel] VT-d HowTo Update

[Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 09:13:33AM +1000, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 07:11:00AM -0700, Leonard Michelet wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, Simon
> > I've read it, and it's much more complete than before. Thanks a lot.
> > Beside, you don't write about the library PCI devel that you need when you
> > compile Xen to enable PCI passtrought, and so, the use of VT-d. Debian
> > package is libpci_dev.
> > Is this library still necessary to use VT-d? If yes, shouldn't you write
> > about it in this wiki page?
> > >From my experience, I lost some times before finding that I had to compil
> > with this lib.
> 
> Yes, I lost some time due to that too, and it is neccessary.
> 
> I tried to avoid discussing compilation issues as its a bit of a can of
> worms because they are usually very dependant on the system in use.
> But this probably is worth a mention.

I have updated the HowTo with some information on this.

http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/VTdHowTo

-- 
Simon Horman
  VA Linux Systems Japan K.K. Satellite Lab in Sydney, Australia
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