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Posts tagged with 'Virtualization'

jumping in with both feet

Posted Sep 11, 2010, by Hollis Blanchard

ARM Ltd recently unveiled the virtualization capabilities in ARMv7-A, and they are impressive. Taking a step back though, here’s what impresses me the most: these guys jumped in with both feet. Consider for a moment the very measured approach Intel took with their virtualization extensions to the x86 architecture. They started by adding privilege modes beyond the traditional “ring” model. A later implementation … Read More

Tags: Virtualization, ARM

EETimes virtualization article

Posted Mar 22, 2010, by Hollis Blanchard

I noticed an interesting virtualization article at EETimes today. Some good general points were made, but I do have a couple of comments… This “type 1″ and “type 2″ (a.k.a. “hosted” and “bare-metal”) distinction is very popular in presentations and trade magazines. However, as a colleague has previously pointed out, it is also an academic issue and has nothing to do with the properties of actual virtualization … Read More

Tags: Virtualization