Hi All
Just wondering would UML be considered Hypervisor? If not what exactly
is a Hypervisor then?
Thanks
Brendan
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 02:53:10PM +0100, Brendan McNally wrote:
> Just wondering would UML be considered Hypervisor?
No - UML is a guest. From its point of view, the host Linux is the
hypervisor.
> If not what exactly is a Hypervisor then?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor
Brendan McNally wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Just wondering would UML be considered Hypervisor? If not what exactly
> is a Hypervisor then?
No.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor
--Chris
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Dear Brendan,
> Just wondering would UML be considered Hypervisor? If not what exactly
> is a Hypervisor then?
Actually, it depens on who you ask to :), but IMHO, an hypervisor is the
(usually tiny) piece of software that runs on top the hardware (bare
metal) and manage virtual machines (which
Jeff
Would you agree that UML is faster than hypervisor solutions?
Thanks
Brendan
Will Morton wrote:
Hi Brendan;
A hypervisor is a program that emulates a computer's hardware,
allowing an unmodified 'guest' OS to run within it. UML in contrast
is a modification of the guest OS kernel t
Nope.
--Chris
Brendan McNally wrote:
> Jeff
>
> Would you agree that UML is faster than hypervisor solutions?
>
> Thanks
> Brendan
>
> Will Morton wrote:
>> Hi Brendan;
>>
>> A hypervisor is a program that emulates a computer's hardware,
>> allowing an unmodified 'guest' OS to run within it. UML
Dear Brendan,
I think the answer of Jeff to the question "Are there any drawbacks of
UML?" in the following post is quite illustrative (although I suggest
you to read all the interview):
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/06/interview-with-jeff-dike-creator-of.html
Although UML is not currentl
