On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 04:02:18PM -0500, Jan Mark Holzer wrote:
> Connie Sieh wrote:
> >On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Jan Mark Holzer wrote:
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>  RHEL5.1 does not (yet) support running 32bit para-virt domUs on a 
> >>64bit dom0 .
> >>  This feature was deferred from 5.1 due to a number of issues which 
> >>had been encountered during (beta) testing .
> >
> >So is the web page at
> >
> >http://www.redhat.com/rhel/virtualization/
> >
> >Which states
> >
> >"The ability to run 32-bit para-virtualized guests on x86-64 systems 
> >running in 64-bit mode."
> >
> >incorrect?
> >
> Oopps ! This must have been a leftover from the early beta days .
> 
> I've sent a note to the folks who own the content to correct the "error" .
> Thx for the pointer .
> 

But does it still work? :) at least in some setups? 

And I understand, officially not supported.. 

-- Pasi

> - Jan
> 
> >>
> >>  It is possible we might support 32bit PV on 64bit dom0 in 5.2 .
> >>  However you can today run a 32bit HVM/full-virt guest/domU on a 
> >>64bit dom0 and once we release the para-virt
> >>  drivers for HVM/full-virt domains you'll get similar performance 
> >>with a HVM/FV guest than you'd see running
> >>  a PV guest (there are a few differences in capabilities of a HVM/FV 
> >>vs PV guest such as CPU hotplug/Memory ballooning are only
> >>  supported in a PV guest, but other features such as live migration 
> >>are supported for both virtualization models) .
> >>
> >>Hth,
> >>
> >>  Jan
> >>
> >>rroldan wrote:
> >>>Adrian:
> >>>       what kernel do you have in Dom0 y DomU restively?
> >>>Roldyx.
> >>>PD: I have installed Dom0(kernel 64) and DomU(kernel 32)
> >>>
> >>>>Adrian Revill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha escrito:
> >>>
> >>>>Hi
> >>>>Has anyone managed to install a 32 bit PVT in a rhel5u1 64bit DomU
> >>>>I have tried installing rhel4u5 and rhel5u1 and both fail shortly 
> >>>>after
> >>>>starting to install the packages, ie after all the anaconda
> >>>>configuration and file formatting.
> >>>>

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