a single-image application, with the memory footprint being a fraction
of that of a full OS, yet still achieving the isolation provided by Xen.
-The current status is working, with the block and NIC I/O devices having
-been verified by using the Fast File System and TCP, respectively.
-These drivers are also provided as demos, see instructions below.
-
For applications a POSIX-y interface is provided. Some applications,
such as those using file systems or sockets interfaces, will more or
less work out-of-the-box. Limitations include applications which do
Using / Testing
---------------
-To build and use, get the Xen source tree which matches your hypervisor
-version. Then, clone this repository into the `extras` subdirectory
-of your Xen source tree and run the following command:
+To build, clone this repository and run the following command. You
+need Xen headers for a successful build (e.g. on Ubuntu they're in
+the `libxen-dev` package).
./buildxen.sh