| @@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ Xen is a hypervisor which supports runni | | | @@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ Xen is a hypervisor which supports runni |
2 | systems on a single machine. Guest OSes (also called "domains") | | 2 | systems on a single machine. Guest OSes (also called "domains") |
3 | can be either paravirtualised (i.e. make hypercalls in order to | | 3 | can be either paravirtualised (i.e. make hypercalls in order to |
4 | access hardware), run in HVM (Hardware Virtualisation Mode) where | | 4 | access hardware), run in HVM (Hardware Virtualisation Mode) where |
5 | they will be presented with virtual devices, or a combination where | | 5 | they will be presented with virtual devices, or a combination where |
6 | they use hypercalls to access hardware but manage memory themselves. | | 6 | they use hypercalls to access hardware but manage memory themselves. |
7 | At boot, the xen kernel is loaded along with the guest kernel for | | 7 | At boot, the xen kernel is loaded along with the guest kernel for |
8 | the first domain (called domain0). domain0 has privileges to access | | 8 | the first domain (called domain0). domain0 has privileges to access |
9 | the physical hardware (PCI and ISA devices), administrate other | | 9 | the physical hardware (PCI and ISA devices), administrate other |
10 | domains and provide virtual devices (disks and network) to other | | 10 | domains and provide virtual devices (disks and network) to other |
11 | domains. | | 11 | domains. |
12 | | | 12 | |
13 | This package contains the 4.11 Xen kernel itself. PCI passthrough is | | 13 | This package contains the 4.11 Xen kernel itself. PCI passthrough is |
14 | not supported. PAE is mandatory; on i386 one must use XEN3PAE_DOM[0U]. | | 14 | not supported. PAE is mandatory; on i386 one must use XEN3PAE_DOM[0U]. |
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| | | 16 | THIS PACKAGE IS DEPERECATED and will be removed in the near future. |
| | | 17 | Please switch to sysutils/xenkernel415 |