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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Why smaller code size with XEN on ARM?

This white paper (Xen ARM with Virtualization Extensions whitepaperindicates that "Xen on ARM is 1/6 of the code size of x86_64 Xen, while still providing a similar level of features". what does this mean? Does this mean that Xen/ARM is better than Xen/x86? We cannot simply just make this conclusion, but anyway smaller code size means smaller TCB, which can reduce security risks (e.g. security vulnerabilities).