Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:18:26 -0700 | From | Jeremy Fitzhardinge <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] Consolidate host virtualization support under Virtualization menu |
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Charles N Wyble wrote: > > > Zachary Amsden wrote: > <snip>> > > Virtualization is completely different, and probably needs separate > > server (kvm, lguest) and client (kvm, lguest, xen, vmware) sections in > > it's menu. > > > So what is the differentiation between client and server above? Just > curious what makes kvm and lguest server and client.
"Host" and "guest" are better terms, I think. Kvm is all host, since guests need no modification. lguest turns the kernel into both host and guest. Xen Linux kernels are all guest, since the Xen hypervisor is the host.
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