Re: amd64: does it ever work? ;)

[Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>]

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Amit Shah wrote:
>> On Sunday 10 February 2008 17:01:46 Avi Kivity wrote:
>>   
>>> Michael Tokarev wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Ok, I finally got it working.
>>>>
>>>> The problem was 32/64 bits issue.  I'm so used to 64bits kernel and
>>>> 32bits userland - not a single thought occured to me that this might be
>>>> problematic of some sort.  I was always trying 32bits kvm usermode tools
>>>> with 64bits kernels.  Now I booted a 32bits kernel, and it finally
>>>> worked.  Oh well.
>>>>       
>>> Actually this is intended to work.  I'll look into it.
>>>     
>> I think he means a 64-bit kernel in the guest with 32-bit userspace in 
>> guest -- that won't work.

I first tried 64bit HOST kernel and 32bit host userspace.  It didn't matter
what to use as guest - it doesn't even try to boot.

Speaking of 64bit host, 64bit guest kernel and 32bit guest userland - it
just works.

/mjt

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