Xen Project Advances Safety Standards for Virtualization in Embedded Devices and Robots

The Xen Project, an open-source hypervisor, has announced a new focus on formal safety standards to ensure compliance with industry regulations like IEC-61508. This move aims to make Xen a preferred choice for workload isolation in devices such as cars and robots. The project's Safety Committee includes founding contributors AMD, EPAM, and Renesas, with chipmakers seeking new markets by demonstrating expertise in safety-certified hypervisors. Boeing has also joined the project due to its interest in Xen's safety work. Recently, Xen delivered an update to its flagship hypervisor, improving support for AMD Zen 5 Bus Lock Threshold and Arm processors, as well as advancing work towards a fully functional release for RISC-V processors.