On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 6:24 AM Mark Hatle <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 5/15/19 12:21 PM, Peter Smith wrote: > > I have been experimenting with using kvm on aarch64 based SoC's and after > > studying the contents of the meta-virtualization layer I came to the > conclusion > > (maybe wrongly) that the layer does not provide full support for > building a kvm > > kernel on aarch64. > > I know people have done this in the past. So unless Bruce or someone says > it's > specifically not designed to do that. I would expect it should work, and > if it > doesn't... > That's correct. The layer is designed to support aarch64 virtualization (and definitely containers), but chances are that a lot of that aarch64 virtualization is currently using Xen. So depending on what you are building, it may be a less tested path. > > > For example the enabling kernel configurations appear to currently be > incorrect. > > ...this sounds like a bug. So if you have ideas how to resolve it, then > please > bring them up to the list. (Even better if you have a patch.) > > Agreed. I only just got a platform that should be capable of running 64 bit ARM virtualization, so bug reports and patches would be great. > > I would appreciate it if someone with greater knowledge than me could > put me > > straight. > > meta-virtualization is intended to be a general purpose virtualization > enabling > layer. It is used pretty heavily on IA machines, just because a lot of > virtualization is being done on that architecture. But as long as the > architecture itself supports the virtualization aspects, I'm not aware of > any > reason that fixes for those architectures wouldn't be allowed. > Confirmed. They are allowed, and may just need some tweaking. IF something isn't allowed, we've masked the recipe and you'll get a clear error message about the lack of support. Bruce > > --Mark > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > Peter > > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > meta-virtualization mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/meta-virtualization > -- - Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at its end - "Use the force Harry" - Gandalf, Star Trek II
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