Welcome to the Linux virtualization list. This mail should bring the list uptodate with offlist mail. It is a burgeoning attempt at generating needs for Linux virtualization. Thanks to Orran for putting together the summary of the OLS BoF. thanks, -chris ----- Forwarded message from Orran Y Krieger <okrieg@xxxxxxxxxx> ----- Finally got around to typing in the mailing list for the virtualization group we started at OLS in an informal BOF. Added a few people who either asked to be added, or who's name came up. In the BOF, Cambridge kindly offered to host the mailing list at least to start with, Ian will forward you any nacks I get, and any new additions. To get things rolling, we agreed to a two things at OLS: 1. we would put together a list of changes to linux we would like in order to better enable virtualization, e.g., changes on x86 w.r.t. thread local storage, I think that vmware offered to start this list and send it out for comments. 2. we would start a debate on various interfaces including: a) paravirtualization interfaces to enable the same Linux kernel to run across our different hypervisors, b) management interfaces, and c) various control interfaces to allow common function across the different hypervisors (e.g., checkpointing implemented outside of the base hypervisor). I think Xen offered to start a list of their interfaces according to function and categorized by platform independent or platform specific. I am really wondering if we want more than just someone to host this mailing list, we will need to start maintaining various documents... hopefully testing code, etc... Thoughts? -- Orran ----- End forwarded message -----