All Posts Tagged With: "linux kernel"
New Linux Kernel: More Support for Virtualization
Nearly three months in the making, the new Linux kernel (version 2.6.26) announced by Linus Torvalds through a mailing list, boasts read-only bind mounts, “big-iron” KVM ports, USB webcam support, 802.11s mesh WiFi, built-in support for remote kernel debugging, and a host of embedded architecture improvements, among other enhancements.
16Jul2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedLinux Kernel 2.6.25 Released, KVM x86 Emulator Updated
Linus Torvalds has released the latest version of the “stable” Linux kernel, version 2.6.25, which includes changes to Wi-Fi support, virtualization, real-time scheduling and file systems.
21Apr2008 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedLooking Back At A Decade of Open Source Virtualization
A deep dive into the history of open source virtualization, its key players and forgotten protagonists from the early days.
10Mar2008 | Kris Buytaert | 3 comments | ContinuedRed Hat Isn’t Exhibiting ‘Xen’-Ophobia
Quoting Jason Brooks from eWeek:
Red Hat’s announcement March 14 of its integrated virtualization push, starring Xen, didn’t take anyone by surprise: Red Hat, along with just about everybody else, has been tooting the Xen horn ever since the fledgling open-source virtualization technology began grabbing headlines almost a year ago.
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The trouble is that Xen is somewhat [...]
VMware pushing its standard virtualization interface in Linux kernel
Fraser Campbell tracked VMware effort to introduce several patches in Linux kernel to make it compliant to what it’s called Virtual Machine Interface (VMI), or Paravirtualization API 2.0
The Fraser article features an interesting comment from Zachary Amsden:
Zach was asked “Why can’t vmware use the Xen interface instead?” and he responded: “We could. But it is our opinion [...]
