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1 | Welcome, friend reader, to lguest. |
2 | |
3 | Lguest is an adventure, with you, the reader, as Hero. I can't think of many |
4 | 5000-line projects which offer both such capability and glimpses of future |
5 | potential; it is an exciting time to be delving into the source! |
6 | |
7 | But be warned; this is an arduous journey of several hours or more! And as we |
8 | know, all true Heroes are driven by a Noble Goal. Thus I offer a Beer (or |
9 | equivalent) to anyone I meet who has completed this documentation. |
10 | |
11 | So get comfortable and keep your wits about you (both quick and humorous). |
12 | Along your way to the Noble Goal, you will also gain masterly insight into |
13 | lguest, and hypervisors and x86 virtualization in general. |
14 | |
15 | Our Quest is in seven parts: (best read with C highlighting turned on) |
16 | |
17 | I) Preparation |
18 | - In which our potential hero is flown quickly over the landscape for a |
19 | taste of its scope. Suitable for the armchair coders and other such |
20 | persons of faint constitution. |
21 | |
22 | II) Guest |
23 | - Where we encounter the first tantalising wisps of code, and come to |
24 | understand the details of the life of a Guest kernel. |
25 | |
26 | III) Drivers |
27 | - Whereby the Guest finds its voice and become useful, and our |
28 | understanding of the Guest is completed. |
29 | |
30 | IV) Launcher |
31 | - Where we trace back to the creation of the Guest, and thus begin our |
32 | understanding of the Host. |
33 | |
34 | V) Host |
35 | - Where we master the Host code, through a long and tortuous journey. |
36 | Indeed, it is here that our hero is tested in the Bit of Despair. |
37 | |
38 | VI) Switcher |
39 | - Where our understanding of the intertwined nature of Guests and Hosts |
40 | is completed. |
41 | |
42 | VII) Mastery |
43 | - Where our fully fledged hero grapples with the Great Question: |
44 | "What next?" |
45 | |
46 | make Preparation! |
47 | Rusty Russell. |
48 |
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