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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-devel] paravirtualization = exokernel? |
| From: | Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 8 Sep 2005 03:36:04 +0100 |
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> Well, I'm new with xen and i would like to know: > does xen works like a exokernel? Basically, yes; it exposes a hardware-like interface to domains and relies on them to provide their own abstractions. The primary difference is that it's oriented towards running whole OSes, rather than processes. For instance It supports task-switching, protection rings, etc within a domain. > how can i contribute to xen project? First of all, try to get it installed on a system using the documentation provided. I suggest you start off with the Xen 2.0 branch whilst learning but you'll want to get onto -unstable if you start doing development work. You'll probably find there are gaps in the docs - additions to the documents are welcome. That's not very fun though, so once you've got up and running you'll probably want to do some bug fixing or implement some small features. You'll need to know Python to hack on the tools, and C to hack on everything else. Cheers, Mark > That is all guys! > > > Geraldo > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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