From owner-freebsd-xen@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 1 16:55:44 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C14C81065672 for ; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:55:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from josh@multipart-mixed.com) Received: from joshcarter.com (67-207-137-80.slicehost.net [67.207.137.80]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FB2A8FC22 for ; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:55:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.3.53] (unknown [63.172.79.253]) by joshcarter.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D4381C84C4; Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:35:23 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) From: Josh Carter In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:35:22 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <4AEF23FE.90604@gladserv.com> <4AF02B06.8090209@gladserv.com> <1258276895.3614.15.camel@glow> <4B0043B5.20601@tenebras.com> To: Luke Marsden , freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD Xen domU ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:55:44 -0000 Hi all, On Dec 1, 2009, at 4:37 AM, Luke Marsden wrote: > Thanks for your reply. I'll see what I can do about getting the = precise > version (which I believe is indeed 3.0.3) and patches for you. Amazon = say on > http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ that "we work with our partners and = community to > provide you with the most choice possible. You are also empowered to = use our > bundling tools to upload your own operating systems"... so I'll = attempt to > hold them to that :) I've been in contact with Jeff Barr at Amazon over the past couple = months and he's trying to put me in contact with an "appropriate = technical resource" to support FreeBSD efforts toward a EC2-compatible = system. Right now my company has a full-time expert working on FreeBSD on Xen, = but our focus is initially IO performance. We're running 64-bit HVM with = PV drivers. Given that Amazon runs Windows on EC2 they should have the = ability to run HVM, but the preferable solution is PV. I don't know when = PV will become a priority for somebody; for us (and some others I know) = it wouldn't matter until IO runs a lot faster. In any case, help from Amazon would be welcome. There are a number of = companies interested in FreeBSD on Xen in various configurations, and = efforts from any party benefit everyone else. -Josh