MV> Rayson Ho wrote:
>>
>> Is anyone using a machine simulator on Linux?
>> A machine simulator simulates the behaviour of a
>> machine, including CPU ( s ) , memory, L1/2/3 caches,
>> buses, and other hardware devices. I think it helps if
>> we can run Linux under such a simulator. We can find
>> out the behaviour of application programs too.
>>
>> The only machine simulator that I know is the SimOS
>> and it is open source. Does anyone get it work under
>> Linux or even get Linux work under it? BTW, is there
>> another simulator available?
>>
MV> Not sure what the difference between a machine simulator and a virtual
MV> machine are, but VMWare has released a VM package that will run on Linux
MV> (as well as other platforms). You can install NT, Linux, Windows 95/98,
MV> whatever, in the VM. Is that what you were thinking of?
A machine simulator is targeted allow detailed tracings, an emulator is built
to run fast.
Also be careful with /dev/vmware it's at least as dangerous as /dev/mem.
Eric
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