Blueprint changed by mahmoh: Whiteboard changed: Problems: - PV Drivers cannot be installed on an exhisting or pre-installed Win VM - Red Hat PV Drivers are signed and allow install on exhisting guests, drivers must be signed to be installed (initial) for 2008/Win 7 - Signed drivers can be installed but are not supported by Microsoft unless WHQLed (MS Certiified and couter-signed) - RH owns copyright, and while it remains GPL2, they could fork it any time, leaving us responsible for bugfixes. == Questions == - Is there an outside source for these drivers? - WHQL support boundries? - Who will own/maintain and run the certification tests on LTS releases the drivers once signed/WHQLed? - Partner or Multiverse == Drivers == - SCSI (2x/3x speed increase) - Network (decrease latency but may be flaky) - Serial (used?) - Balloon (unknown/untested) Priorities: 1) SCSI, 2) Network (if not flaky), 3) Baloon, 4) Serial, 1) 2008 R2 SP1/Win 7, 2) everything else Work Items: [ahs3] Build the latest drivers from the latest source: DONE [markashtonb] Find out if we want to sign, WHQL, support (possibly code updates), Logo, assign build/test responsibilities for driver updates/LTS releases: POSTPONED [mahmoh] Get input on release(s) to certify from hallyn (target latest LTS + latest Natty): DONE - per hallyn, 10.04.02 and 11.04 64 bit server releases (ISOs, no updates, June) - should be good - [mahmoh] Test the drivers as possible - 1) 2008 R2/SCSI on LTS, 2) Natty?: POSTPONED + [mahmoh] Test the drivers as possible - 1) 2008 R2/SCSI on LTS, 2) Oneiric: DONE + - latest net and scsi drivers pass testing, hypervisor stack will pass on Lucid (w/ pending SRU -201110~15) and Oneiric passes (release) + (see https://launchpad.net/kvm-guest-drivers-windows for downloads of latest drivers from source.) Compare driver performance to existing WHQLed performance (wishlist): TODO
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