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To: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Subject: AW: [Xen-devel] The right way to get an actualxen-enabledkernel-source tree?
From: "Rustedt, Florian" <Florian.Rustedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 14:14:22 +0100
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Thanks again ;)

Reason for 2.6.28 is, that i was told by xen-users that 2.6.27 from SLES is 
buggy and after tests, i could approve that.
Additionally, i was told that 2.6.28 with xen support is stable. Unfortunately, 
nobody could tell me until now, where i could get that mysterious 
2.6.28-xen-kernel, so that's why i am asking now here..

As i am using gentoo, i would need a source-tree to compile the kernel for me, 
prebuild binaries wont be from help.
I didn't find any not sles-xen-kernel-source (src-rpm) in higher versions, p.e. 
by redhat to "steel" this ;) 

I tried the "lenny"-way, but debian makes some strange things in the 
kernel-source packages that i don't understand in result as non-debianist, so i 
went back again to the roots and wanted to take the good old vanilla-source and 
patch it ;)

What is your advice concerning the stability of jeremys pv_ops enabled 
git-sources concerning stability?

An absolute no-go, or is it near stable, just waiting for some last checks?

Cheers, Florian

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von 
> Pasi Kärkkäinen
> Gesendet: Freitag, 6. März 2009 14:03
> An: Rustedt, Florian
> Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: Re: [Xen-devel] The right way to get an 
> actualxen-enabledkernel-source tree?
> 
> On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 01:05:04PM +0100, Rustedt, Florian wrote:
> > Thanks a lot for the fast answer and yes, i need it for dom0!
> > 
> > Does this "pv_ops"-way mean, that i would have to use an 
> not productional usable kernel?
> > So perhaps it would be better for me, to patch a kernel 
> with the 2.6.18 patchset?
> > 
> 
> Current pv_ops dom0 development is tracking 2.6.29 (and 
> 2.6.30 later), so that's what's available atm.
> 
> There are no recommended dom0 patches for 2.6.28 that I'm aware of.
> 
> Other option is to use Xensource xenlinux patches for 2.6.18, 
> or then forward-port of those to 2.6.27 by novell/sles/suse people. 
> 
> http://xenbits.xen.org/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg
> http://xenbits.xen.org/ext/linux-2.6.27-xen.hg
> 
> I'd recommend you to use a distribution that already includes 
> dom0 capable kernel out-of-the-box.
> 
> -- Pasi
> 
> > If it is usable:
> > As i never used git before, could you please provide me the 
> commandline to use it for a 2.6.28 kernel?
> > 
> > Is it like patching in that way:
> > 1. download 2.6.28(.rcxx) vanilla-sources 2. untar and go to that 
> > directory 3. do "git something" now?
> > 
> > Cheers, Florian
> > 
> > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag 
> von Pasi 
> > > Kärkkäinen
> > > Gesendet: Freitag, 6. März 2009 12:47
> > > An: Rustedt, Florian
> > > Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Betreff: Re: [Xen-devel] The right way to get an actual 
> > > xen-enabledkernel-source tree?
> > > 
> > > On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 12:22:12PM +0100, Rustedt, Florian wrote:
> > > > Hello list,
> > > > 
> > > > I need a xen-kernel in version 2.6.28, but can't find any
> > > hint, how i can come to this point?
> > > > AFAIK the xensources stopped with 2.6.18?
> > > > 
> > > > So what'S actual the way to get a vanilla-kernel and patch
> > > it with xen?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Xen domU support has been in vanilla Linux kernels since
> > > 2.6.23 (pv_ops domU). 
> > > 
> > > pv_ops based dom0 support is currently under development and it's 
> > > planned to get merged to 2.6.30 vanilla kernel.
> > > 
> > > See: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps
> > > 
> > > latest development/unstable pv_ops Linux tree with dom0 patches:
> > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git;a=sho
> > > rtlog;h=xen/dom0/hackery
> > > 
> > > -- Pasi
> > > 
> 
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