> Please google lguest > and see what you think. It's 5K lines of code, the guest support code > is trivial, and I think overall this is going to be the easiest thing > to do.
I've just had a quick browse through (the patch is actually 8977 lines, but maybe the 5k doesn't include comments). My first impression is "that's more like it". Way simpler. But: - Does some of the simplicity come from being linux-specific? Comments say "guest and host run the same kernel". Or is it generic enough to work with Plan 9 too? - My interest in Xen is pragmatic: there are plenty of hosting companies offering "virtual servers" based on Xen, and some at least are happy to let you run a Plan 9 guest kernel. (In particular I can recommend http://www.blackcatnetworks.co.uk from personal experience.) How long before lguest reaches that level of maturity? Sadly, simplicity in itself is not much of a marketing advantage in the real world. -- Richard
