Re: [Xen-devel] Which exactly Linux kernel version was used to build the Xen 3.1 binary?

["Dimitry Golubovsky" <golubovsky@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

Thanks for the explanation.

Then, what was the highest kernel version the patch was tested with
and produced working Xen?

Thanks

On 5/30/07, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm not sure the linux-2.6-xen.hg tree is used for anything anymore.  It was
> part of the effort to upstream the Xen patches into mainline Linux, which has
> since taken another path.  I'm not sure the tree is used for anything...
> maybe we shouldn't publish it anymore?
>
> You should find the changesets you want in:
> http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.1-testing.hg
>
> This tree will also be used to push bug fixes for testing, and occasional
> tagging as point releases.
>
> The tree contains a Linux "sparse" tree, and the build system will download a
> kernel tarball and patch it to make a Xen-enabled Linux.
>
> HTH,
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
> On Tuesday 22 May 2007, Dimitry Golubovsky wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Which of the Mercurial repos contains Linux kernel sources that were
> > used to build the Xen 3.1 binary distribution?
> >
> > I have this question because I am suspecting that the sata_via driver
> > included in the distribution is not supporting my SATA controller
> > VIA8237x (I get error messages when modprobe'ing it from an init
> > ramdisk).
> >
> > This repo (http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6-xen.hg) seems to
> > contain kernel 2.6.16 (sata_via driver is very old there). Are
> > xen-patched sources of 2.6.18 viewable on the web?
> >
> > Or, what was exact revision/tarball date of the 2.6.18 kernel used for
> > the binary release?
> >
> > I am just trying to narrow the scope of the problem: support for
> > VIA8237x SATA was added/fixed between 2.6.18 and 2.6.19 (the latter
> > works perfectly). If it is possible to obtain exact same kernel
> > tarball the I'd try to compile it alone and load and see if I get the
> > same errors with SATA.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > PS I foresee some problems if I try to compile with 2.6.19 because of
> > different drivers layout (there was a message on this list about
> > that).
>
>
>
> --
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> Mark: To answer a question with a question: What use is a skateboard?
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