RE: [Vserver] report comparing vserver w/ xen

From: Marc E. Fiuczynski <mef_at_CS.Princeton.EDU>
Date: Thu 04 May 2006 - 03:19:50 BST
Message-ID: <NIBBJLJFDHPDIBEEKKLPGEPIHIAA.mef@cs.princeton.edu>

Hi Martin,

We want to work on the paper a bit further before sending it to a wider
audience (like LKML).

Marc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vserver-bounces@list.linux-vserver.org
> [mailto:vserver-bounces@list.linux-vserver.org]On Behalf Of Martin Fick
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:30 PM
> To: vserver@list.linux-vserver.org
> Cc: Stephen Soltesz; Marc E. Fiuczynski
> Subject: Re: [Vserver] report comparing vserver w/ xen
>
>
> That's a great paper, I enjoyed reading it. I would
> almost suggest forwarding it to the LKML, expecially
> the part about dd cache spoiling. Good benchmarks can
> impact the way kernel developers think. You never
> know, with a good benchmark to show a specific
> problem, you might find a fix for that dd spoiling
> soon. :)
>
> -Martin
>
> --- "Marc E. Fiuczynski" <mef@CS.Princeton.EDU> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > The following URL is for a paper that we wrote on
> > "Container-based Operating
> > System Virtualization: A Scalable, High-performance
> > alternative to
> > Hypervisors." At the performance, scale, and
> > isolation level it compares
> > vserver with xen. We chose vserver simply because
> > we use it on 600+ servers
> > for PlanetLab (www.planet-lab.org). The comparison
> > is primarily between
> > container-based OSes (like vserver, virtuozzo,
> > openvz, etc.) with
> > hypervisor-based systems (like xen, vmware esx,
> > etc.).
> >
> >
> http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~mef/research/vserver/paper.pdf
> >
> > The paper is in draft form at the moment, but was
> > submitted to the USENIX
> > Operating System Design and Implementation
> > conference. We plan to make
> > updates to the paper periodically, especially to
> > section 3. You'll see what
> > I mean when you read that.
> >
> > Please send feedback to both the list as well as to
> > me directly (i.e., reply
> > all).
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Marc
> >
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