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CHANGELOG: Mention PVH boot mode
Firecracker now supports PVH boot as an alternative to "Linux" boot on the x86_64 architecture. This makes it possible for FreeBSD to boot, and also affects how Linux kernels compiled with the CONFIG_PVH=y option boot. Signed-off-by: Colin Percival <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Patrick Roy <[email protected]>
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kernels. For older kernels physical counter will still be passed to the guest
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unmodified. See more info
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[here](https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/blob/main/docs/prod-host-setup.md#arm-only-vm-physical-counter-behaviour)
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- Added support for PVH boot mode. This is used when an x86 kernel provides the
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appropriate ELF Note to indicate that PVH boot mode is supported. Linux
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kernels newer than 5.0 compiled with `CONFIG_PVH=y` set this ELF Note, as do
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FreeBSD kernels.
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[random for clones](docs/snapshotting/random-for-clones.md) documention for
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more info on VMGenID. VMGenID state is part of the snapshot format of
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Firecracker. As a result, Firecracker snapshot version is now 2.0.0.
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- Added support for PVH boot mode. This is used when an x86 kernel provides the
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appropriate ELF Note to indicate that PVH boot mode is supported. Linux
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kernels compiled with `CONFIG_PVH=y` set this ELF Note, as do FreeBSD kernels.
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