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SubjectRe: Intel x86 Dual Core & Linux AMP
Matias wrote:
> Is there a way to boot a normal standard home x86 dual core PC with two
> different Linux Kernels without a hypervisor?
> The idea is of course to give the Kernels their own address space and
> their own rootfile systems, the devices would be unique for each kernel
> etc.
>
> Can this be done with a standard BIOS and GRUB/LILO?

No. There are way too many shared resources, such as address space and
interrupt system. You need a central resource to arbitrate those
resources, i.e. a hypervisor.

-hpa

--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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