Re: [PATCH 2/3] Consolidate host virtualization support under Virtualization menu

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>]

Charles N Wyble wrote:
>
>
> Zachary Amsden wrote:
> <snip>>
> > Virtualization is completely different, and probably needs separate
> > server (kvm, lguest) and client (kvm, lguest, xen, vmware) sections in
> > it's menu.
>
>
> So what is the differentiation between client and server above? Just
> curious what makes kvm and lguest server and client.

"Host" and "guest" are better terms, I think.  Kvm is all host, since
guests need no modification.  lguest turns the kernel into both host and
guest.  Xen Linux kernels are all guest, since the Xen hypervisor is the
host.

    J
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