version 1.88, 2015/02/10 17:38:14
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version 1.89, 2015/03/04 01:27:58
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Line 142 running an i386 NetBSD kernel as a domU,
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Line 142 running an i386 NetBSD kernel as a domU,
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(Note that emacs (at least) fails if run on i386 with PAE when built |
(Note that emacs (at least) fails if run on i386 with PAE when built |
without, and vice versa, presumably due to bugs in the undump code.) |
without, and vice versa, presumably due to bugs in the undump code.) |
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Stability |
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Mostly, NetBSD as a dom0 or domU is quite stable. |
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However, there are some open PRs indicating problems. |
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- http://gnats.netbsd.org/48125 |
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- http://gnats.netbsd.org/47720 |
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Note also that there are issues with sparse vnd(4) instances, but |
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these are not about Xen. |
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Recommendation |
Recommendation |
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Line 636 create an empty 4G virtual disk, simply
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Line 648 create an empty 4G virtual disk, simply
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dd if=/dev/zero of=foo-xbd0 bs=1m count=4096 |
dd if=/dev/zero of=foo-xbd0 bs=1m count=4096 |
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Do not use qemu-img-xen, because this will create sparse file. There |
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have been recent (2015) reports of sparse vnd(4) devices causing |
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lockups, but there is apparently no PR. |
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With the lvm style, one creates logical devices. They are then used |
With the lvm style, one creates logical devices. They are then used |
similarly to vnds. TODO: Add an example with lvm. |
similarly to vnds. TODO: Add an example with lvm. |
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