We can no longer conveniently even test pv-grub1; osstest tests for this have just been dropped from all Xen branches (by osstest.git#8dee6e333622).
This is without prejudice to its eventual removal. We should perhaps proceed cautiously with that since it may be helpful for some old guests. Under the circumstances, I think this patch has to be a backport candidate to all still-supported trees. CC: Juergen Gross <[email protected]> CC: Jan Beulich <[email protected]>, CC: Wei Liu <[email protected]> Backport-requested-by: Ian Jackson <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <[email protected]> --- SUPPORT.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/SUPPORT.md b/SUPPORT.md index 317392d8f3..9db027a85f 100644 --- a/SUPPORT.md +++ b/SUPPORT.md @@ -832,6 +832,28 @@ OVMF firmware implements the UEFI boot protocol. Status, qemu-xen: Supported +### grub-pv aka pvgrub2 (guest bootloader) + + Status: Supported + +Support in upstream GRUB2 for running in Xen PV, to booting Xen PV +guests. + +Collaboration (and security coordination) and fixes will be provided +by the Xen Project, as needed. + +### x86/HVM pvgrub1 (aka stubdom pv-grub) + + Status: Obsolescent, limited support + +GRUB1 compiled with minios and Xen stubdom, to run in guest context. +This is provided in the Xen source distribution for the benefit of +very old guests; it is no longer tested, but build and functionality +fixes are welcome. + +pvgrub1 is not security-supported. However, it runs in guest context, +so there should be no implications for host security. + # Format and definitions This file contains prose, and machine-readable fragments. -- 2.20.1
