Re: [Xen-devel] Future of xenbits Linux trees

[Jean Guyader <jean.guyader@xxxxxxxxx>]

2009/6/5 Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> With 3.4 out the door it is time to revisit the state of our Linux
>> repositories. Currently we have a number of trees in various states of
>> maintenance:
>>  - linux-2.6.18-xen.hg: the 'original' tree. Still maintained, used and
>> tested but increasingly long in the tooth.
>>  - ext/linux-2.6.27-xen.hg: a snapshot of opensuse's kernel port. This
>> clones tree is not maintained or tested.
>>  - XCI/linux-2.6.27.git: a forward port of the Xen patches to 2.6.27.
>> Maintained as part of XCI project.
>>  - Jeremy's pv_ops patches against kernel.org: maintained, (somewhat)
>> tested, but incomplete.
>>
>> It is probably time to kill the 2.6.18 tree, or at least stop active
>> development within it. It is increasingly a kludged collection of backports
>> of more recent kernel patches, and is also missing a lot of drivers for more
>> modern hardware.
>>
>> Our proposal is to move XCI's linux-2.6.27 tree out of the XCI subproject
>> and make it the main user tree. Development and automated testing would
>> occur on that tree and of course on Jeremy's pv_ops patchset (which we want
>> to completely move onto at some point in the future).
>>
>> What do people think of this as a plan?
>>
>>  -- Keir
>
> I think 2.6.27 is already out of date and you should start with 2.6.29
> using my rebased patches, people have been using them since I did
> 2.6.25 and 2.6.29 is the most stable one yet, as Boris said in another
> thread the xenbits 2.6.27 tree does not shutdown cleanly but 2.6.29
> does, I'm sure that could be fixed but right now I dont know of any
> issues with 2.6.29 at all, so why not make the jump to the current
> stable kernel :).
>
> XCI should update to 2.6.29 as well.
>
> I use pci passthrough with a pci express usb2 card, I also use scsi
> passthrough with a ultrium tape drive, usually running several windows
> hvm's and a couple of 2.6.29 pv domU's as well, no problems.
>

Hi Andy,

Where could I get this 2.6.29 from?

Thanks,
Jean

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