Anthony Liguori writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 00/22] Vixen: A PV-in-HVM
shim"):
> hvmloader is still used. The full HVM boot stack is intact so it's
> hvmloader -> {pcbios,seabios} -> boot loader.
>
> For testing, I've been using grub as the boot loader but isolinux
> works fine too.
>
> The shim is booted as a multiboot kernel and the original
> kernel/initrd are passed as multiboot modules.
My coworkers just explained this to me. I think it sounds brilliant.
We have been calling the constructed cdrom a "sidecar".
Ian.
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