* Orran Y Krieger <okrieg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. If there's any problem, we can easily host the list here as well. I'm sorry I missed the informal BoF, BTW. Are there any informal minutes beyond the contents of this email? > 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. We have some buy in that at least hotplug cpu/memory and even some level of changes to timer ticks are expected in mainline. Also, if any of these needs have code to back them up (regardless of the "hack level"), that'd be helpful in grounding the conversation. I'm curious about the page reclamation strategies, for one. > 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. Sounds great. Having something concrete like an existing interface and a user always helps. > 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? Again, we have infrastructure here to do that. I'd be happy to add what we can to the mix. thanks, -chris
