Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-03 Thread Stefano Stabellini
On Tue, 3 Jun 2014, Ian Campbell wrote: > On Tue, 2014-06-03 at 03:16 -0600, Chun Yan Liu wrote: > > > > >>> On 6/2/2014 at 11:14 PM, in message > > , Stefano > > Stabellini wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 May 2014, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800, Chunyan

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-03 Thread Chun Yan Liu
>>> On 6/3/2014 at 05:31 PM, in message <1401787863.8841.55.ca...@kazak.uk.xensource.com>, Ian Campbell wrote: > On Tue, 2014-06-03 at 03:16 -0600, Chun Yan Liu wrote: > > > > >>> On 6/2/2014 at 11:14 PM, in message > > , Stefano > > Stabellini wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 May 2014, Konrad R

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-03 Thread Ian Campbell
On Tue, 2014-06-03 at 03:16 -0600, Chun Yan Liu wrote: > > >>> On 6/2/2014 at 11:14 PM, in message > , Stefano > Stabellini wrote: > > On Fri, 30 May 2014, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > > > On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800, Chunyan Liu wrote: > > > > Following previous discussion: >

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-03 Thread Chun Yan Liu
>>> On 6/3/2014 at 05:04 PM, in message <1401786258.8841.42.ca...@kazak.uk.xensource.com>, Ian Campbell wrote: > On Mon, 2014-06-02 at 21:35 -0600, Chun Yan Liu wrote: > > Now I wonder how does it handle device? (A backend file or partition is > also a place > > on host.) Stubdom uses qemu-

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-03 Thread Chun Yan Liu
>>> On 6/2/2014 at 11:14 PM, in message , Stefano Stabellini wrote: > On Fri, 30 May 2014, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > > On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800, Chunyan Liu wrote: > > > Following previous discussion: > > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-04/msg03843.h

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-03 Thread Ian Campbell
On Mon, 2014-06-02 at 21:35 -0600, Chun Yan Liu wrote: > Now I wonder how does it handle device? (A backend file or partition is also > a place > on host.) Stubdom uses qemu-xen-traditional, maybe there is some special > handling? > Will have a look. The stubdom VM has access to PV Xen devices v

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-03 Thread Ian Campbell
On Mon, 2014-06-02 at 12:58 -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > > Yes, which most likely involves preseeding the guest RAM with the files > > at a discoverable location. Icky. > > Or some form of FTP over XenBus :-) I'll file that one in the round filing cabinet next to my desk ;-) Ian

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-02 Thread Chun Yan Liu
>>> On 6/3/2014 at 12:58 AM, in message <20140602165836.gd5...@phenom.dumpdata.com>, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 04:19:31PM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote: > > On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 12:04 -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > > > On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800,

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-02 Thread Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
On Mon, Jun 02, 2014 at 04:19:31PM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote: > On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 12:04 -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > > On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800, Chunyan Liu wrote: > > > Following previous discussion: > > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-04/msg03843.

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-02 Thread Ian Campbell
On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 12:04 -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800, Chunyan Liu wrote: > > Following previous discussion: > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-04/msg03843.html > > > > I spent lot of time to understand xen xc_hvm_build, hvml

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-06-02 Thread Stefano Stabellini
On Fri, 30 May 2014, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800, Chunyan Liu wrote: > > Following previous discussion: > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-04/msg03843.html > > > > I spent lot of time to understand xen xc_hvm_build, hvmloader code, >

Re: [Qemu-devel] [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] support xen HVM direct kernel boot

2014-05-30 Thread Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:23:22AM +0800, Chunyan Liu wrote: > Following previous discussion: > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-04/msg03843.html > > I spent lot of time to understand xen xc_hvm_build, hvmloader code, > and qemu pc_memory_init, xen_ram_init code, and wrote experi