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Bug 2122 - remove Xen support from OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg*.dsc platforms, in favor of OvmfXen.dsc
Summary: remove Xen support from OvmfPkg/OvmfPkg*.dsc platforms, in favor of OvmfXen.dsc
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Tianocore Feature Requests
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: Current
Hardware: All All
: Normal normal
Assignee: Laszlo Ersek
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Depends on: 1689
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Reported: 2019-08-23 08:32 UTC by Laszlo Ersek
Modified: 2021-06-04 12:04 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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EDK II Code First industry standard specifications: ---
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Release(s) the issue is observed: EDK II Master
The OS the target platform is running: ---
Package: OvmfPkg
Release(s) the issues must be fixed: EDK II Master
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Description Laszlo Ersek 2019-08-23 08:32:48 UTC 
With bug 1689 ("New OvmfXen platform with Xen PVH support") fixed, the
current hypervisor support status is:

- OvmfXen:
  - runs in Xen HVM guests
  - runs in Xen PVH guests

- traditional OVMF
  - runs in Xen HVM guests
  - runs in QEMU/KVM guests

The desired (and agreed upon) end-status is the following:

- OvmfXen:
  - runs in Xen HVM guests
  - runs in Xen PVH guests

- traditional OVMF
  - runs in QEMU/KVM guests

Linked from bug 1689 comment 6, in message [1] (alternative link: [2]),
Anthony wrote,

> After this patch series, I'd like to wait a bit before removing Xen
> support from the OvmfPkg*.dsc, to allow time to switch to the new Xen
> only platform, maybe 1 year.

[1] http://mid.mail-archive.com/20190813113119.14804-1-anthony.perard@citrix.com
[2] https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/45526
Comment 1 Laszlo Ersek 2019-08-23 08:35:14 UTC 
Confirming, based on earlier mailing list discussions, especially:

http://mid.mail-archive.com/155492143006.23894.8253130602441997952@jljusten-skl
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/38833
Comment 2 Laszlo Ersek 2021-05-24 04:45:57 UTC 
* [edk2-devel]
  deprecation notice: *dynamic* multi-VMM (QEMU vs. Xen) support in OvmfPkg

msgid: <acf6161a-44f0-56cb-04de-8a81c1e4d93b@redhat.com>
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/75498
https://listman.redhat.com/archives/edk2-devel-archive/2021-May/msg00814.html
Comment 3 Laszlo Ersek 2021-05-26 16:16:08 UTC 
* [edk2-devel] [PATCH 00/43]
  OvmfPkg: remove Xen support from OvmfPkg*.dsc, in favor of OvmfXen.dsc

Message-Id: <20210526201446.12554-1-lersek@redhat.com>
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/75669
https://listman.redhat.com/archives/edk2-devel-archive/2021-May/msg00962.html
Comment 4 Laszlo Ersek 2021-06-04 12:04:59 UTC 
Merged as commit range 924c2b847f0b..51adb689e1db, via <https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/pull/1689>.