Re: Xen+coLinux

[Dan Aloni <da-x@colinux.org>]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 04:01:38PM +0100, Jacob Gorm Hansen wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 13:29, Digital Infra, Inc. wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Xen team.
> > 
> > I think Xen and coLinux have similarity in its algorithm.
> > How about combining two technologies?
> > I mean, for example, making XEN.SYS - which makes WindowsXP/2K as Xen host.
> > (coLinux has LINUX.SYS, which makes Windows as coLinux host.)
> 
> > The poing is, you can do it by "live migration".
> > you dont have to stop your VM.
> 
> I am currently working on live migration in Xen. I agree that getting
> Xen to run within/alongside Windows would be extremely useful. Are you
> involved with the coLinux project?

According to what I understand, a machine running Xen, runs using a  
Xen-patched Linux kernel, right? So, if the coLinux patch doesn't 
conflict much with the Xen patch, you'd be able to easily create a 
coXenoLinux that runs under Windows just like the regular coLinux 
does.

-- 
Dan Aloni
da-x@colinux.org


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