Clarification on Chapter 28, "Dedicated Hypervisor"

wings 2

Hi there,

In the "Dedicated Hypervisor" section of Chapter 28, there's a diagram that shows a virtualization-aware OS connected directly to the hypervisor, and a non-virtualization-aware OS going through a para-virtualization layer.

However according to the preceding sections, this is backwards - para-virtualization is when the guest and host work together and the guest is virt-aware... non-virt-aware OSes run directly on VT-x and friends...

Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding This one has me scratching my head a bit.

coop

This has previously been resolved , from the archive:

https://forum.linuxfoundation.org/discussion/856341/28-11-diagram-para-virtualization-layer-is-below-os-not-virt-aware-when-it-should-be-under-virt#latest

Please consult the archives (although I know it is not always easy) before posting.

wings 2

Sorry, that's my bad. Good to know it's resolved.