Re: [Qemu-devel] QEMU redesigned for MPI (Message Passing Interface)

[Anthony Liguori]

Victor Vasilchenko wrote:
> Good day,
>
> I've got an idea in my head and can't get rid of it - neither can I 
> find any solution on web.
>
> The idea is to use the Virtualization Software with the purpose 
> OPPOSITE to it's natural way.
>
> The practical example below will explain it completely:
>
> 1) we take 4 common modern computers - CoreQuad + 8 GB Memory.
> 2) we assemble a standard Linux cluster with 16 cores and 32G memory.
> 3) and now - we run the only one virtual guest system, but give it ALL 
> available resources.

What you're describing is commonly referred to as a Single System 
Image.  It's been around for a while and can be found in software-only 
verses (pre-Xen VirtualIron, ScaleMP) and hardware-assisted (IBM, 3leaf).

Regards,

Anthony Liguori