linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 02/11] xen/hvmlite: Bootstrap HVMlite guest

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Date:	Wed, 3 Feb 2016 16:08:55 -0800
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:	Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	Pere Monclus <pmonclus@...mgrid.com>, GLin@...e.coma,
	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Brenden Blanco <bblanco@...mgrid.com>,
	Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 02/11] xen/hvmlite: Bootstrap HVMlite guest

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...e.com> wrote:
>> If you still desperately want to avoid multiple entry points, then just
>> insist on using grub for the VM.  I expect that that is how most people
>> will end up using HVMLite VMs anyway.
>
> Are you saying Grub can do some of this heavy lifting that I am trying
> to avoid? If so that'd be great news.

Come to think of it, it would still leave the same semantic gap issue,
which is one of the reasons I'm pushing for a solution for that now.

 Luis