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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Xen-users] How long is a kernel supported?

To: Henning Sprang <henning_sprang@xxxxxx>, Goran <xamiw@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Xen-users] How long is a kernel supported?
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:46:48 +0000
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On 21/11/06 12:50, "Henning Sprang" <henning_sprang@xxxxxx> wrote:

>> C. Will I be able to compile Xen-able linux-kernels ver. 2.6.16.xy with
>> other versions than Xen 3.0.3_0?
> 
> The developers can tell about the future, in the past, later versions
> of Xen where incompatible to older Kernels AFAIK. And the Xen Linux
> Patches where for exact the Linux version that comes with the sources.
> 
> It would be really nice to hear comments from the developers here.
> Maybe they hear and reply one day.

We support older XenLinux trees built against more recent Xen, but not vice
versa. We support older XenLinux binaries running on newer Xen, *and* newer
XenLinux binaries running as far back as Xen 3.0.2.

 -- Keir



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