From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christoph Egger Subject: Re: Re: nested virtualization: who tried it? Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:17:35 +0200 Message-ID: <4E04724F.9020108@amd.com> References: <4DCBDD07.8010205@amd.com> <1308910140578-4520538.post@n5.nabble.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1308910140578-4520538.post@n5.nabble.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: skeatz Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On 06/24/11 12:09, skeatz wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to the forum but would like to try nested virtualization. I have an > AMD-based system at home& Intel-based systems at work. > > Would appreciate if you could give me some pointers as to how I can start. 1. Install a standard Xen setup. 2. Set up a HVM guest (must be either a Linux or NetBSD guest) 3. Configure the HVM guest as a Dom0 4. add nestedhvm=1 to your guest config file 5. Set up a HVM guest within your HVM guest 6. Have fun If you encounter a problem that the Dom0 hangs at boot in step 3 then disable the TSC Deadline Timer in libxc/xc_cpuid_x86.c Christoph -- ---to satisfy European Law for business letters: Advanced Micro Devices GmbH Einsteinring 24, 85689 Dornach b. Muenchen Geschaeftsfuehrer: Alberto Bozzo, Andrew Bowd Sitz: Dornach, Gemeinde Aschheim, Landkreis Muenchen Registergericht Muenchen, HRB Nr. 43632