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 from the domU systems are forwarded by the Xen hypervisor to the dom0 to be  from the domU systems are forwarded by the Xen hypervisor to the dom0 to be
 fulfilled.  fulfilled.
   
 Xen supports different styles of guests; see [PV on HVM](https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/PV_on_HVM) and [PVH(v2)](https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/PVH_(v2)_Domu) for upstream documentation.  Xen supports different styles of guests; see [PV on HVM](https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/PV_on_HVM) and [PVH(v2)](https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/PVH_(v2\)_Domu) for upstream documentation.
   
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 Style of guest  |Supported by NetBSD  Style of guest  |Supported by NetBSD
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 In HVM mode, no guest modification is required; however, hardware  In HVM mode, no guest modification is required; however, hardware
 support is required, such as VT-x on Intel CPUs and SVM on AMD CPUs.  support is required, such as VT-x on Intel CPUs and SVM on AMD CPUs.
   The dom0 runs qemu to emulate hardware.
   
 In PVHVM mode, the guest runs as HVM, but additionally can use PV  In PVHVM mode, the guest runs as HVM, but additionally can use PV
 drivers for efficiency.  drivers for efficiency.
   
 In PVHv2H mode, operation is similar to PVHVM, except that qemu is not  In PVHv2 mode, operation is similar to PVHVM, except that qemu is not
 run and thus the PV interfaces for console, disks, networking are the  run and thus the PV interfaces for console, disks, networking are the
 only way to access these resources.  only way to access these resources.  (There was an original PVH mode
   that is no longer in use, and now, sometimes PVHv2 is referred to as
   simply PVH.)
   
 At boot, the dom0 kernel is loaded as a module with Xen as the kernel.  At boot, the dom0 kernel is loaded as a module with Xen as the kernel.
 The dom0 can start one or more domUs.  (Booting is explained in detail  The dom0 can start one or more domUs.  (Booting is explained in detail
Line 104  just as you would if you were not using  Line 107  just as you would if you were not using 
 Installation of Xen  Installation of Xen
 -------------------  -------------------
   
 We will consider that you chose to use Xen 4.8, with NetBSD/amd64 as  We will consider that you chose to use Xen 4.13, with NetBSD/amd64 as
 dom0. In the dom0, install xenkernel48 and xentools48 from pkgsrc.  dom0. In the dom0, install xenkernel48 and xentools48 from pkgsrc.
   
 Once this is done, install the Xen kernel itself:  Once this is done, install the Xen kernel itself:
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 In an attempt to add performance, one can also add `dom0_max_vcpus=1 dom0_vcpus_pin`,  In an attempt to add performance, one can also add `dom0_max_vcpus=1 dom0_vcpus_pin`,
 to force only one vcpu to be provided (since NetBSD dom0 can't use  to force only one vcpu to be provided (since NetBSD dom0 can't use
 more) and to pin that vcpu to a physical CPU. Xen has  more) and to pin that vcpu to a physical CPU. Xen has
 [many boot options](http://xenbits.xenproject.org/docs/4.8-testing/misc/xen-command-line.html),  [many boot options](http://xenbits.xenproject.org/docs/4.13-testing/misc/xen-command-line.html),
 and other than dom0 memory and max_vcpus, they are generally not  and other than dom0 memory and max_vcpus, they are generally not
 necessary.  necessary.
   
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 anita (for testing NetBSD)  anita (for testing NetBSD)
 --------------------------  --------------------------
   
 With the setup so far (assuming 4.8/xl), one should be able to run  With the setup so far, one should be able to run
 anita (see pkgsrc/misc/py-anita) to test NetBSD releases, by doing (as  anita (see pkgsrc/misc/py-anita) to test NetBSD releases, by doing (as
 root, because anita must create a domU):  root, because anita must create a domU):
   
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