Xen Changes For Linux 4.11: Lands PVHv2 Guest Support | Linux Today

Xen Changes For Linux 4.11: Lands PVHv2 Guest Support

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 22, 2017

The latest pull request worth mentioning for the Linux 4.11 merge window are the Xen virtualization feature updates.

New to the Xen code with Linux 4.11 is adding support for booting Linux as a Xen PVH guest. PVHv2 support for unprivileged guests is the main feature addition for Linux 4.11 while there is also the streamlining the Xenbus driver, support for a new device model hypercall, and made small corrections.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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