Module Name: src
Committed By: agc
Date: Sun Jan 15 02:45:42 UTC 2012
Modified Files:
src/doc/roadmaps: virtualization
Log Message:
bring the virtualization roadmap up to date.
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.4 -r1.5 src/doc/roadmaps/virtualization
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Modified files:
Index: src/doc/roadmaps/virtualization
diff -u src/doc/roadmaps/virtualization:1.4 src/doc/roadmaps/virtualization:1.5
--- src/doc/roadmaps/virtualization:1.4 Tue Sep 15 21:07:58 2009
+++ src/doc/roadmaps/virtualization Sun Jan 15 02:45:42 2012
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NetBSD: virtualization,v 1.4 2009/09/15 21:07:58 agc Exp $
+$NetBSD: virtualization,v 1.5 2012/01/15 02:45:42 agc Exp $
NetBSD Virtualization Roadmap
=============================
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ NetBSD Virtualization Roadmap
This is a small roadmap document, and deals with the virtualization
side of the operating system.
+Features that will be in 6.0:
1. NetBSD/usermode
-2. virtualization jails via secmodel
-3. iSCSI booting
-4. iSCSI device cloning
5. Xen domU migration, suspend and resume
6. Xen balloon driver support
-We currently expect to branch 6.0 in the March 2010 timeframe, with a view
-to a 6.0 release later in 2010.
+Features which may make future releases:
+2. virtualization jails via secmodel
+3. iSCSI booting
+4. iSCSI device cloning
We'll continue to update this roadmap as features and dates get firmed up.
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ Some explanations
NetBSD/usermode is an port of NetBSD to a POSIX-compatible user-space,
with the intention that it should be possible to run the usermode
version of NetBSD on any POSIX-compatible operating system. This code
-has been committed to the repository, but more work is needed.
+has been committed to the repository by jmcneill, and updated by reinoud
+and jmcneill. usermode can now boot up to X11, can use a vnc console,
+and is under active development now. This is most definitely in 6.0.
-Responsible: jmcneill
+Responsible: jmcneill, reinoud
2. Virtualization Jails via secmodel
------------------------------------
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ Responsible: jmcneill
One novel way of creating jails for virtualization is to use a new
secmodel (part of the kauth framework), to isolate processes into
jail-based virtual machines. This is the basis of a paper given by
-bad@ at AsiaBSDcon in March 2008.
+bad@ at AsiaBSDcon in March 2008. This will not make 6.0
Responsible: bad
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ Responsible: bad
In order to make Xen domains migration-friendly, the storage that the
domain uses must be based on some form of network-centric storage, either
NFS, or a SAN or IP-SAN. For IP-SANs, iSCSI booting will be used. This
-is dependent on the in-kernel iSCSI initiator project completing.
+is dependent on the in-kernel iSCSI initiator project completing. This will not make 6.0
Responsible: agc
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ Responsible: agc
To minimise the storage requirements for multiple domU booting, using
a standard root filesystem or block device for the domU is required, along
with some form of copy-on-write mechanism to preserve any modifications
-that are made.
+that are made. This will not make 6.0
Responsible: agc
@@ -67,8 +69,8 @@ Responsible: agc
Xen domU migration is where a domU domain is moved from one dom0 to
another dom0 on the same vlan (to avoid networking problems, the
-virtual arp address migrates with the domU itself). jym is actively
-working on this, and preliminary results are good.
+virtual arp address migrates with the domU itself). jym has committed
+this code, and it will be in 6.0
Responsible: jym, bouyer
@@ -77,11 +79,11 @@ Responsible: jym, bouyer
The balloon driver allows more memory to be added to a running Xen domU
instance; this allows extra memory to be used by the domU for resource
-peak needs. cherry has made a preliminary balloon driver - some testing
-is needed before it can be committed.
+peak needs. cherry has made a preliminary balloon driver and this has been
+further updated and tested by jym. This will be in 6.0.
-Responsible: cherry
+Responsible: jym, cherry
Alistair Crooks
-Tue 15 Sep 2009 08:06:34 PDT
+Sat Jan 14 11:38:50 PST 2012
