[Info-vax] IBM Layoffs

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2015-01-31 19:16:30 +0000, Kerry Main said:

> Could Galaxy be adapted to use this new Intel HW virtualization Architecture?

Galaxy used the SRM console for coordination (its virtual machine 
"assists", though that was largely about being presented with a 
particular and coordinated subset of the machine by the console, and 
about the ability to push CPUs around, or allocate memory from a pool), 
and the VMS instances then cooperated.  Using VT-x / VT-d / VT-c would 
entail running VMS virtualized, with a bespoke virtual machine engine 
underneath.  Probably more than adapted and closer to an overhaul, but 
yes.  Given that there's a decent likelihood that VSI will want to run 
VMS virtualized just to avoid dealing with actual hardware for at least 
the initial porting work, some of the necessary work here will likely 
already be scheduled.  SMOP, if VSI decides to head in that direction.



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