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		pyvpx on Feb 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zerg demo – Xen instance spawned for each web requ... one thing I haven't been able to wrap my head around is why "on xen"? couldn't this be done "on qemu" as well, or even 'more betterly'?

viktorsovietov on Feb 19, 2013 [–]

Current implementation runs in Xen PV domain and uses Xen's hypercalls. There are no strong dependencies, though, Ling easily can be ported for other hypervisors. Xen is the priority, since it's the plaform for all major public clouds.

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