# HG changeset patch
# User Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
# Date 1322576399 0
# Node ID 5b91e49d5c442ebb6dd271513764b0c8c414361b
# Parent 447407a7984d2f2484321418ce8b1991f7f2bd51
docs: improve documantion of xl's viridian option
Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
diff -r 447407a7984d -r 5b91e49d5c44 docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5
--- a/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 Tue Nov 29 14:17:27 2011 +0000
+++ b/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 Tue Nov 29 14:19:59 2011 +0000
@@ -555,7 +555,13 @@ Windows L<http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XenWi
Turns on or off the exposure of MicroSoft Hyper-V (AKA viridian)
compatible enlightenments to the guest. These can improve performance
-of Microsoft Windows guests (XXX which versions of Windows benefit?)
+of Microsoft Windows guests from Windows Vista and Windows 2008
+onwards and setting this option for such guests is strongly
+recommended. This option should be harmless for other versions of
+Windows (although it won't give any benefit) and the majority of other
+non-Windows OSes. However it is known to be incompatible with some
+other Operating Systems and in some circumstance can prevent Xen's own
+paravirtualisation interfaces for HVM guests from being used.
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# User Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
# Date 1322576399 0
# Node ID 5b91e49d5c442ebb6dd271513764b0c8c414361b
# Parent 447407a7984d2f2484321418ce8b1991f7f2bd51
docs: improve documantion of xl's viridian option
Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
diff -r 447407a7984d -r 5b91e49d5c44 docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5
--- a/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 Tue Nov 29 14:17:27 2011 +0000
+++ b/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5 Tue Nov 29 14:19:59 2011 +0000
@@ -555,7 +555,13 @@ Windows L<http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XenWi
Turns on or off the exposure of MicroSoft Hyper-V (AKA viridian)
compatible enlightenments to the guest. These can improve performance
-of Microsoft Windows guests (XXX which versions of Windows benefit?)
+of Microsoft Windows guests from Windows Vista and Windows 2008
+onwards and setting this option for such guests is strongly
+recommended. This option should be harmless for other versions of
+Windows (although it won't give any benefit) and the majority of other
+non-Windows OSes. However it is known to be incompatible with some
+other Operating Systems and in some circumstance can prevent Xen's own
+paravirtualisation interfaces for HVM guests from being used.
=back
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