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  • {{TODO|This page is out of date. Please consult the manuals for xl.cfg.}} This file contains a complete summary of all the configuration options available in open source Xen. I
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  • ...mechanism involves a kernel driver running in Dom0 that acts similarly to the existing Xen/Linux blkback driver, and a set of associated user-level libra The key benefit of blktap is that it makes it easy and fast to write arbitrary
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  • ...Dom0 and fulfils requests. To the applications and the rest of the kernel, the [[FrontendDriver]] just looks like a normal network interface, disk, or wha
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  • <!-- ## Please edit system and help pages ONLY in the moinmaster wiki! For more --> ...or deadline '''April 25 19:00 UTC, Accepted student proposals announced on the Google Summer of Code 2011 site'''
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  • ...installation steps for network throughput measurement tools, and linked to the general network configuration guide. --> Setting up an efficient network in the world of virtual machines can be a
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  • ...various options for accessing VM consoles. This document describes some of the ways to access those consoles. ...When management tools such as [[XenCenter]] or [[OpenXenManager]] display the console, they using a special service that requires XenAPI session token an
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  • * [[XenEventChannels]] - the use of event channels in Xen, including common channels * [[XenStoreReference]] - a reference for the nodes in [[XenStore]]
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  • == How to Report a Bug Against the Xen Project Hypervisor == ...mmon configuration issues and user errors. You should still include all of the information which is suggested here so that people can best advise you.}}
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  • This page is dedicated to the work done for GSoC to use SeaBIOS in Xen. The overall process:
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  • ...t devices to a guest. The first is via an emulated USB device controller; the second is PVUSB. ...guest: via the config file at domain creation time, and via hot-plug while the VM is running.
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  • <!-- MoinMoin name: XenStore --> <!-- WikiMedia name: XenStore -->
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  • ...Xen<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>Store API. The xenstore is maintained by the [[Xenstored]]. ...space (similar to sysfs or Open Firmware) which is shared between domains. The interdomain communication primitives exposed by Xen are very low-level (vir
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  • ...e it much easier for developers to figure out what has gone wrong, and fix the issue. ...inst Xen]]. Asking about people having had similar experience on IRC or on the user maailing list might be a good idea.
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  • ...ation of the source code into English. It is very out-of-date. Please read the code comments instead, starting here: https://github.com/xapi-project/xen-a This page documents the current sequence of steps that take place when a VM is started.
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  • ...you must disable the incompatible glibc. You can easily do this by moving the /lib/tls directory (e.g., <code><nowiki>mv /lib/tls /lib/tls.disabled</nowi ...g in to your system, you can obtain a command prompt by temporarily adding the boot parameter <code><nowiki>init=/bin/bash</nowiki></code> to your Linux c
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  • It shows the following output stopping at Continue... ** in /lib/tls glibc libraries. The emulation is **
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  • = Faking the presence of the PV drivers = xapi currently insists that PV drivers are present before allowing the operations:
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  • Note: this is out-of-date. To understand the Xapi startup, the code is the authoritative source: https://github.com/xapi-project/xen-api/blob/a232a3db ...g/ocaml/xapi/xapi.ml. The majority of the startup code is contained within the server_init function.
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  • ...shared memory pages. It queues requests from [[DomU]]s and relays them to the real hardware driver.
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  • ...will survive and, when the driver domain is restarted, will be able to use the hardware again. As disk driver domains are not currently supported, this page will describe the setup for network driver domains.
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  • This page covers the steps to get a working Xen Project host system (a.k.a. dom0) running [https ...nux-3-0/ dom0 support is now merged in mainline Linux]. This page explains the steps needed to turn a plain Fedora installation into fully functional Xen
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  • = Writing Xen Drivers: Using [[XenBus]] and [[XenStore]] = ...for paravirtualized drivers to communicate between domains. In practice, the bus is used for configuration negotiation, leaving most data transfer to be
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  • ...future, domain 0 is intended to be based ONLY on 2.6). Moreover,currently the 2.4 linux tree is removed from Xen Tree (changeset 7263:f1abe953e401 from 8 This is not intended to be a full and detailed documentation of the Xen project but we hope it will be a starting point to anyone who is intere
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • ...developer documents that are generated from the Xen codebase. They reflect the state of '''xen-unstable.hg'''. We do not yet have versions for specific Xe | [http://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/misc/xenstore.txt Xenstore Protocol Specification]
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  • {{Needs_Review|This page is out-of-date. Many of the issues described on this page have been resolved.}} ...ackages can be compiled from source following the instructions linked from the [[Project Kronos]] page.
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  • = The xenops daemon = ...t* into a separate service, known as the *xenops daemon*. This should have the following advantages:
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  • ...the same bug in all of the toolstacks). Further, the default toolstack at the time (xend) was difficult to understand, modify, and extend. ...ill run different tools. The figure below gives a very brief overview over the choices you have, which commercial products use which stack and examples of
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  • Note: this page is out-of-date and should be replaced with a description of the "message-switch" and "vchan"; see https://github.com/xapi-project/xapi-proj In the future we will have
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  • ...e|For the ARM port supporting paravirtualized guests on processors without the virtualization extensions see [[Xen ARM (PV)]].}} ...These extensions are currently available in some ARM v7 processors such as the Cortex A15 and Cortex A7.
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  • ...ds. The xl toolstack describes this version as 'qemu-xen', and this became the default from Xen 4.3 onward. ...that were installed using it. After a Dom0 upgrade to a newer Xen version the new 'qemu-xen' device model is recognized as a significant hardware change.
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  • ...discussions, Xen source code, and other support material contained within the Xen source-tree. 3. Tag virtual machines with security labels managed by the security policy
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  • ...t-to-be-made-a-wiki-editor.html fill out this form] and we will add you to the group.}} {{InfoLeft|Feel free to comment on items using the following convention:
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  • ...sing mappings to [[Talk:OldXenWiki2New_Map]] and we will verify and add to the page. http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/XenStore.html http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XenStore
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  • == What is the Xen Project Hypervisor? == ..., embedded and hardware appliances. The Xen Project hypervisor is powering the largest clouds in production today.
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  • .../wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/Xen FreeBSD wiki] describes the current state of the FreeBSD xen port(s). For instructions on building user-space xenstore tools, see [http://dist.epipe.com/freebsd/HOWTO-xen-tools.txt HOWTO-xen-too
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  • This article describes the common guest console operations. tty=$(xenstore-read /local/domain/${domid}/console/tty)
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  • * Bugs on Debian are handled through the [http://www.debian.org/Bugs/ Debian bug tracking system] ..., xen-hypervisor-4.1-i386, xen-utils-4.0, xen-utils-4.1, xen-utils-common, xenstore-utils.
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  • ...ackages can be compiled from source following the instructions linked from the [[Project Kronos]] page. ...Debian, and which is maintained to be up-to-date with latest development. The Debian maintainer will update it, but it's not their job to update this wik
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  • ...to Xen manual pages that are generated from the Xen codebase. They reflect the state of '''4.2-testing'''. We do not yet have versions for specific Xen re ...e new documents. If you do not find what you are looking for: please check the link above!</b>
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  • The RCs and release will of course depend on stability and bugs, and considered on a case-by-case basis; but the general rule will be as
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  • One of the original innovations of the Xen hypervisor was the paravirtualisation of the memory management unit (MMU). This allowed
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  • ...XCP power users. It typically covers information that were not covered in the product release notes. Feel free to add. We will regularly poll it and migr ...t-like access to VM consoles (PV only?), called 'tc'. Port can be found in xenstore /local/domain/ID/console/tc-port.
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  • <pre>"WARNING: suspend event channel unavailable, falling back to slow xenstore signalling"</pre> This means the kernel in the guest doesn't have "suspend event channel" support, which in turn basically
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  • {{TODO|This guide is under construction. The following items still need to be done: * Check some of the areas marked with (?)
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  • The current agenda: ...ssed upstream; and (3) I needed to turn ceph support on (hard-coded off in the SRPM)
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  • # the normal build tools (yaourt -S base-devel, maybe more…) # the [http://www.ocaml.org/ OCaml] compiler (at least version 3.12.1)
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  • ...M (a domain in Xen terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • ...expect it to do, or something else. For instance, if I create a VM, does the VM boot, or does it crash? ...riables that can affect whether functionality works or not. For instance, the guest may boot on Intel but not on AMD hardware; or it may work if you're u
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  • ...nce the guest is set up, you will need to clone the Xen source code inside the guest: ...e necessary Xen tools in order to detect and attach the storage devices to the guest, we need to install a couple of dependencies in order to install all
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  • ...en-api@lists.xen.org mailing list with a reference to the ticket number in the subject. | CP-5679 ||XOP-375 - Unable to create a VIF with VIF_LOCKING disabled if the XS Pool has a vSwitch controller connected||Story
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  • going to borrow a term from the Agile world and call all uncompleted features the "Backlog". I'll still track who is doing what, and when
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  • ...y which can be used both by Mirage and also standalone (e.g. for testing). The [https://github.com/mirage/ocaml-xen-block-driver block driver] has already ...n removed, there will only be a few minor dependencies on xenstore left in the base repo, which will also be fairly easily removed.
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  • ...ll of this logic and defer the choice of whether to use xenstore or not to the other libraries.
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  • ...writes to xenstore, attributed to a domain. xend responds by shutting down the domain. ::{{Action|Matt}} to raise it on the list.
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • This is a brief overview of the components involved in telling the time to keeping hold of and using an offset on the RTC. So if you change the time,
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  • {{InfoLeft|The application deadline for GSoC has closed for 2014.}} The Xen Project is a Linux Foundation collaborative project that develops the
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  • <em>The following notes were added to the wiki on request of Fabio Fantoni, who added SPICE support to Xen</em> The SPICE protocol is currently only supported on [[Xen_Overview#HVM|HVM]] gues
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  • | content2 = [[The_Xenstore|The xenstore]] ...on space for itself and the system. Xen currently supports two versions of the daemons:
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  • ...Windows subsystem architect for XenServer and has authored the majority of the driver code. ...Kurth - Lars is the Community Manager for xen.org and has agreed to act as the project’s Mentor.
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  • ...]]. Remus was prepared for use with COLO in [[:Category:Xen 4.5|Xen 4.5]]. The COLO Manager component is part of [[:Category:Xen 4.7|Xen 4.7]], while othe ...released immediately. Otherwise, a VM checkpoint (on demand) is conducted. The idea is presented in Xen summit 2012, and 2013, and [http://www.socc2013.or
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • Xen Project 4.5.0 is the work of 10 months of development, with 11812 changesets. ...ore expected that any existing configurations should work with [[XL]] with the following exceptions:
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  • {{Info|Unfortunately the project has not been accepted for GSoC in 2015! However, there are Xen rela We should also be able to find mentors and add Xen related projects in the following places:
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  • This page contains the speaker's notes for the overview presentation of the [[Windows PV Drivers]] of Xen Project. ...cipal engineer in the XenServer group at Citrix and I’m project lead for the XenProject Windows PV Drivers.
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  • {{InfoLeft|Note that the pages below may miss some new documents. If you do not find what you are lo ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file.
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  • The Xen project has developed a '''Code Review Dashboard''' in collaboration wi ...ment provides a version of the documentation for the '''user version''' of the dashboard, that is editable and easily consumable
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  • ...order to do that, you need two install two versions of the xen kernel and the xen-tools. This wiki will describe how to use two different versions of Xen on the same host.
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  • {{InfoLeft|Note that the pages below may miss some new documents. If you do not find what you are lo ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file.
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  • To make it easier to understand the major changes during this release cycle, I’ve grouped them below into sev ...e Xen Project’s Live Patching specification, which is designed to encode the vast majority of security patches (approximately 90%) as Live Patching payl
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  • {{InfoLeft|Note that the pages below may miss some new documents. If you do not find what you are lo ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file.
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  • To make it easier to understand the major changes during this release cycle, I’ve grouped them below into sev ...general purpose, weighted fair share, scheduling algorithm unlike some of the more specialized Xen Project schedulers such as RTDS and ARINC653.
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  • *Because the hypervisor has all physical memory mapped, this allows data to be copied be ...ice drivers will typically be in the /local/domain/0/ backend/ part of the XenStore
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  • ...rix distribute Xen as a commercial product like “Citrix XenServer” but the range of Xen use is not limited to it and this project used in many areas l Xen Project has tons of features, but we just consider some of the most important of them:
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  • .... The Dom0 has Drivers for your Hardware but you must know something about the Backend Driver and Front-end Driver. These are two terms for Xen Project. ...storage space that shred between domains and maintained by the Xenstored. The XenBus provides a bus abstraction for Paravirtualized drivers to communicat
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  • RDEPENDS_${PN}-xenstore = "bash" FILES_${PN}-xenstore += "\
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  • {{InfoLeft|Note that the pages below may miss some new documents. If you do not find what you are lo ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file.
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  • ...learning computing, and improvements to existing functionality related to the ARM® architecture, device model operation hypercall, and more. ...protocol was also introduced into network boot firmware (iPXE). This makes the Xen Project boot process much more flexible. Boot configurations can be cha
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • ...security features of previous releases, continuing Xen’s legacy of being the safest and most stable hypervisor for security-focused environments. ...tly reduced memory footprints and attack surface more easily. In addition, the release enables cloud and hosting providers which do not offer support for
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  • ...The next goal is to try to compute a WCET (Worst Case Execution Time) for the most standard use case which is handling an interrupt in a real time guest. The analysis is based on Xen 4.16.0 (tag RELEASE-4.16.0).
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  • - LibXL and block backend: change "xenstore stuff" to "QMP stuff" # xenstore-based protocol is much simpler than a JSON-encapsulated protocol.
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  • ...Session hosts, please send notes to xen-devel@ and update the wiki or send the notes to community dot manager at xenproject dot org.}} ...of things happened since then. This session aims to give a quick update on the progress and asks stakeholders for suggestions and opinions for future deve
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  • * [http://markmail.org/message/ibzznuc6c6suow3o Notes from the 5-level-paging session ] * [http://markmail.org/message/ryvksozgrfefiadh Notes from the PVH toolstack interface session]
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • ...ain in Xen Project terminology, sometimes called a guest) with xl requires the provision of a domain config file. | XL Cpupool Configuration File Syntax: to create a Cpupool with xl requires the provision of a cpupool config file.
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  • ...eature were limited to using "qemu-traditional" as a devicemodel, limiting the emulated hardware available to such guests. ...lated hardware and other QEMU features available to guests while retaining the extra security provided by stub domains
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  • ...seen the increase in hardware support for both x86 and Arm, together with the addition of other improvements and features: * MISRA-C integration: The project has officially adopted four directives and 24 rules, added MISRA-C
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