Re: [Xen-devel] Radical proposal v2: Publish Amazon's verison now, Citrix's version soon

[George Dunlap <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/10/2018 01:34 PM, George Dunlap wrote:
> * Executive summary
> 
> - We've agreed on a "convergence" point for PV shim functionality that
>   covers as many users as possible:
>  - 'HVM' functionality: boots in HVM mode, has support for Xen 3.4
>    event channels, &c, booted via 'sidecar'
>  - 'PVH' functionality: boots in PVH mode, booted via toolstack
>    changes
> 
> - "Vixen" (the Amazon shim) and PVH shim (mostly developed by Citrix)
>   each cover some users and not others; neither one (yet) covers all
>   users

Proposed codenames we can use for shorthand:

"Vixen": Amazon's HVM+sidecar shim solution
"Comet": Citrix's PVH+toolstack shim solution
"Rudolph": Long-term solution combining both

In the Xen mythos then, Rudolph could be the child of Vixen and Comet. :-)

Cultural references (given that 'Vixen' and 'Comet' were both developed
in the run up to Christmas):

* https://www.teachervision.com/twas-night-christmas-full-text
*
http://www.metrolyrics.com/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-lyrics-christmas-carols.html

 -George

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