Xen 4.1 doesn't support HVM domUs

[Serge E. Hallyn]

Oops, chuck is out this week.  Adding the whole ubuntu-server
list.  Thanks for collecting all that info, Boris.

-serge

Quoting Boris Derzhavets (bderzhavets at yahoo.com):
> I  have tested  Chuck's source and rebuilt it one more time.
> Nothing is there . I mean patches for HVM support.
> 
> Boris.
> 
> --- On Tue, 7/19/11, Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn at canonical.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn at canonical.com>
> Subject: Re: Xen 4.1 doesn't support HVM domUs
> To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Serge Hallyn" <serge.hallyn at ubuntu.com>, zulcss at ubuntu.com
> Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 7:54 AM
> 
> Quoting Boris Derzhavets (bderzhavets at yahoo.com):
> > Serge,
> > 
> > I have enough info captured on the Net,  having actually same content as
> > bug :-
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xen/+bug/811951
> > 
> > Yours  choice of 4.1 Hypervisor appears to be , unfortunately,  very bad
> > luck.   If you don't like spice , it's up to you.
> > But Xen Host not supporting HVM domUs  , having broken VFB ( for PV
> > DomuS)  that's  really bad.
> > Believe me,  F16 will have either 4.2 stable or 4.1 properly patched.
> > 4.2 Unstable supports HVM.
> > The question is : which set of CS's is responsible for this fix  to be
> > placed in debian/patches.
> 
> It may be Chuck (cc:d) or else he'd know.
> 
> > Sorry, to write you that,  you didn't track  Xen development during
> > several years.  Finally,  Windows 7.5 might be assembled
> > and named Ubuntu Oneiric.
> 
> thanks,
> -serge