[mythtv-users] Upgrade Suggestions - currently on myth 0.21 with PVR150, 250, 350

[Richard Morton]

>> Unless you need to run multiple different operating systems
>> simultaneously, or need to ensure complete isolation for testing or
>> debugging purposes, it's best to avoid virtual machines and just run
>> directly on the base system.
>
> I don't agree with you here, but to each his own. My backend does not
> run X, and except for needing direct access to tuners, I believe would
> run quite well as a paravirtualized vm.

I think Raymond is elluding to just that, the extra layer of
complexity involved with vms having direct hardware access when they
are in the sandbox. the vm layer would have to proxy calls and this
potentially introduces a lot of code into the datapath.