Comments for Chucknology

Comment on KVM is Linux. Xen is Not. by Rob

Rob — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:43:36 +0000

That phoronix review is simply terrible. No HVM PV Drivers loaded for xen, but KVM gets virtio. No xen PV guest only HVM which makes xen much slower.

Comment on KVM is Linux. Xen is Not. by humblec

humblec — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:41:07 +0000

You may find more information here

http://humblec.com/xen-and-kvm/
http://humblec.com/what-is-virtualization-and-different-types-of-virtualization/

Comment on KVM is Linux. Xen is Not. by KVM/QEMU & Snapshots with libvirt – Final « An IT-related blog!

KVM/QEMU & Snapshots with libvirt – Final « An IT-related blog! — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:58:40 +0000

[...] & KVM in greater detail, before and after Xen/Oracle code got accepted into Linux kernel v3.0+ KVM is linux, Xen is not – Within here you can also find a reference to a previous post about KVM, if you [...]

Comment on KVM is Linux. Xen is Not. by Additional reading on open source virtualization | OSArchive

Additional reading on open source virtualization | OSArchive — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:32:05 +0000

[...] A blog post about KVM vs. Xen. More of a pro-KVM speech from a Linux activist point of view: http://chucknology.com/2012/02/02/kvm-is-linux-xen-is-not/ [...]

Comment on KVM is still Linux. Xen is still not. by Murphy

Murphy — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:34:37 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the original article. I’m looking at starting my own business soon which will require some kind of VM servers, and its been quite hard to find decent breakdowns and comparisons of technology that is this niche, to help make decisions on which platform to commit too. (sofar most of what I’ve been able to find is youtube videos with some idiot trying to show you how to set up xen, inside of another virtualised desktop environment like VirtualBox…)

Despite working for RedHat, As an entirely objective reader without a commitment to either system at this point, i thought your article was very well balanced and dealt with the actual facts. I was leaning towards Xen, but i think you’ve made it pretty clear which system i should be using.

As for the detractors. Fanboys will be fanboys, and as you’ve pointed out, none of them could rebuff your points from any technical standpoint. It was all just a bunch of spin from what i could see.

Comment on Still catching up from Red Hat Summit… by Meet me in Barcelona. Or San Diego. | Chucknology

Meet me in Barcelona. Or San Diego. | Chucknology — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:57:42 +0000

[...] Post navigation ← Previous [...]

Comment on KVM is Linux. Xen is Not. by northox

northox — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:25:10 +0000

I personally don’t see the problem with this article as I see great value for XEN not being built on top of Linux – mainly from a security perspective – and on the other side I see some advantage for KVM to be built on Linux. It simply depends on your needs. I personally believe we need more Hypervisors with evermore defined differences.

Joannes, you’ll find a lot of benchmark on Phoronix. Seems like there’s not clear winner on that side (performance). Here’s one: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu1210_xenkvm_preview

Comment on KVM is still Linux. Xen is still not. by Paul Drew

Paul Drew — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:48:42 +0000

Well said.

Comment on KVM is Linux. Xen is Not. by ryodin

ryodin — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:58:32 +0000

Thanks for sharing your insight on this subject. Very interesting post.

Comment on KVM is still Linux. Xen is still not. by liquidhorse

liquidhorse — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:57:05 +0000

I appreciate your posts and found them enlightening. Thanks for the info!!