Hi Andi,
This patch series implements the Linux Xen guest in terms of the
paravirt-ops interface. The features in implemented this patch series
are:
* domU only
* UP only (most code is SMP-safe, but there's no way to create a new vcpu)
* writable pagetables, with late pinning/early unpinning
(no shadow pagetable support)
* supports both PAE and non-PAE modes
* xen console
* virtual block device (blockfront)
* virtual network device (netfront)
The patch series is in two parts:
1-12: cleanups to the core kernel, either to fix outright problems,
or to add appropriate hooks for Xen
13-21: the Xen guest implementation itself
I've tried to make each patch as self-explanatory as possible. The
series is based on 2.6.20 + Andi Kleen's firstfloor patches, specifically:
page-allocation-hooks-for-vmi-backend
paravirt-cpu-batching.patch
iopl-handling-for-paravirt-guests
smp-boot-hook-for-paravirt
vmi-backend-for-paravirt-ops
vmi-timer
Changes since the previous posting:
- made vga not crash when vga hardware isn't present
- cleaned up sign issues in xen-console
- cleaned up mm-lifetime hooks
- blockfront cleanups
- other stuff
Thanks,
J
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