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RE: [Xen-devel] Debian kernel doesn't support DomU bit width != Dom0bit

To: "Ralph Passgang" <rp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] Debian kernel doesn't support DomU bit width != Dom0bit width for PV drivers?
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 21:45:36 +1100
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> >
> > I am using 3.1.1, but I think the Debian kernel is 3.1.0 vintage.
> 
> Which Debian Kernel?
> 
> The 2.6.18-5-xen-686/amd64 kernel is quite old and based on some redhat
> kernel patch from around Xen 3.0.x.
> 
> It's definitly too old for mixing 64bit and 32bit machines (pv) up.
> 
> Please use a newer kernel for both dom0 and domU, if you need help with
> that, let me know.

Déjà-vu? I think the list is duplicating things again. I'm sure I have received 
this email previously...

Anyway, I got it working by putting some logic in the frontend to detect if the 
backend hasn't detected the frontend's bit width, and we switch on the fly.

James

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