Re: XEN newcomer!

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 09:48:41AM +0000, Roy Marples wrote:
> Hi List
> 
> I'm getting a piece of kit for Christmas, namely a low powered Intel Celeron
> J1900 to replace my existing server (has an Intel Atom D510 for comparsion)
> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5118#ov
> 
> The chipset has VT-x which is nice for the price, but lacks VT-d.
> Is this a concern for running NetBSD/Xen? I found this post on FreeBSD:
> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-xen/2015-October/002558.html
> Which indicates FreeBSD/Dom0 requires VT-d. I cannot find any documentation
> on whether NetBSD/Dom0 requires VT-d or not. Certainly the main Xen
> documentation suggests that it's optional. Infact, the NetBSD/Xen howto only
> makes mention of VT, not VT-x or VT-d.

Neither VT-x nor VT-d is required to run NetBSD as dom0 (or as PV domU).
With a NetBSD dom0, the VT extentions are only required if you want to run
a HVM domU

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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