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1 | Xen is a virtual machine monitor which supports running multiple | | 1 | Xen is a virtual machine monitor which supports running multiple |
2 | guests operating systems on a single machine. Guest OSes (also | | 2 | guests operating systems on a single machine. Guest OSes (also |
3 | called "domains") require a modified kernel which supports Xen | | 3 | called "domains") require a modified kernel which supports Xen |
4 | hypercalls in replacement to access to the physical hardware. At | | 4 | hypercalls in replacement to access to the physical hardware. At |
5 | boot, the xen kernel is loaded along with the guest kernel for the | | 5 | boot, the xen kernel is loaded along with the guest kernel for the |
6 | first domain (called domain0). domain0 has privileges to access | | 6 | first domain (called domain0). domain0 has privileges to access |
7 | the physical hardware (PCI and ISA devices), administrate other | | 7 | the physical hardware (PCI and ISA devices), administrate other |
8 | domains and provide virtual devices (disks and network) to other | | 8 | domains and provide virtual devices (disks and network) to other |
9 | domains. | | 9 | domains. |
10 | | | 10 | |
11 | This package contains the 4.2 Xen4 kernel itself. PCI passthrough is | | 11 | This package contains the 4.2 Xen4 kernel itself. PCI passthrough is |
12 | not supported. PAE is mandatory; on i386 one must use XEN3PAE_DOM[0U]. | | 12 | not supported. PAE is mandatory; on i386 one must use XEN3PAE_DOM[0U]. |
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| | | 14 | This is the last release to support python-based tools (xm), rather |
| | | 15 | than the newer xl. It remains in pkgsrc as a courtesy to those who |
| | | 16 | have not yet migrated. |