Xen Status Update

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Xen Status Update
Ian Pratt XenSource Inc. and University of
Cambridge
Computer Laboratory
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3.0 Status update

• 3.0 Status
• What works, whats missing, whats broken
• Release criteria
• Testing and more testing
• Tools progression
• Project infrastructure organization
• 3.1 plans

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Current Status
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Current Status
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Release Requirements

• 3.0-testing release reqs
• x86_32/x86_32p/x86_64 passing reg tests
• (save/restore/migrate excepted)
• New time API
• Dont wait for XenBus
• 3.0.0 release requirements
• All drivers using XenBus
• Passing full regression test suite

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Testing

• XenTest from IBM
• XenBench2
• Multi domain
• Benchmarking and load testing
• Tools tests
• Results matrix on web site
• XenTestCD
• Automated platform testing

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3.1 Plans

• Pacifica / VT-x abstraction
• Improved IO Emulation
• Finish tools project phase 3
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Less reliance on manual configuration
• Infiniband / Smart NIC support
• (NUMA, Framebuffer, etc)

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Project infrastructure

• Mercurial flag day
• Bugzilla email support
• Wiki
• Test matrix federation
• Need more developers!
• Email ian_at_xensource.com

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Tools Phase 1
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Tools Phase 2 3.0.0
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Tools Phase 3
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Discussion topics?

• Linux arch-xen preparation for upstream
• Smart IO (Infiniband etc)
• IA64/PPC common code changes
• Pacifica / VT-x abstraction
• New IO emulation model
• Distro ind. guest installs (e.g. rpmstrap)
• gt4GB DMA
• Debian packaging
• SMP bad pre-emption avoidance
• Virtual framebuffer support