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by kbar13 4127 days ago
realize that there's Xen HVM and Xen PV. there have been significantly more security issues in HVM than there have been in PV.
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walterbell 4127 days ago
Do we know why HVM/hw-virt has had more security issues than PV/sw-virt?
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larsk 4127 days ago
Yes, because it uses QEMU. That means more code, and ultimately more bugs, which means more possible exploits.
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