Re: [Xen-users] Which variables should be set in hypervisor using first time

[Tapas Mishra <tapas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Even I am also stuck up in this process can you tell the steps you did
to compile the kernel.
In a previous thread I mentioned about a book
A hands on guide to the art of virtualization Jeanna Mathews
but even this does not specifies exactly the parameters we are looking for.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 1:47 AM, Bo Jiang <bjiang@xxxxxx> wrote:
> I also met such a problem. As I mentioned in another thread "[Xen-users]
> difference between Xen and Dom0 kernel", the configuration of xen's
> installation is really confusing. If no existing .config given, the makefile
> will create one with create_config.sh script and then make changes based on
> it. The following choices that Tapas are just the changes it will make to
> the config file generated by create_config.sh. If we want to use an existing
> config file, e.g., ubuntu's default config (like /boot/config-2.6.27-xxx),
> these choices would be much more.
>
> Would anybody direct me to a subset of choices that are the most important
> for Xen's installation? At the same time I'll also try the config options
> given by http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Best,
> Brendan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tapas Mishra
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:35 AM
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-users] Which variables should be set in hypervisor using first
> time
>
> When I download the Xen 3.4.2 (hypervisor and tools) official source
> distribution
> http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html
> the XEN
> and did a make world
> it asked me a lot of choices like the below ones
> how should I choose and which ones to use I am not clear on this part
> apart from selecting configuration for my PC
> what should I use as modules If I am not wrong these are the same
> choices which would come when some one compiles a kernel from jeremy
> tree from soucre
> is there any standard documentation available for reading this
>
>
> choice[1-22]: 6
> Generic x86 support (X86_GENERIC) [Y/n/?] y
> Maximum number of CPUs (2-255) (NR_CPUS) [32] 32
> Preemption Model
>  1. No Forced Preemption (Server) (PREEMPT_NONE)
>> 2. Voluntary Kernel Preemption (Desktop) (PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY)
> choice[1-2]: 2
> Preempt The Big Kernel Lock (PREEMPT_BKL) [Y/n/?] y
> Toshiba Laptop support (TOSHIBA) [N/m/y/?] n
> Dell laptop support (I8K) [N/m/y/?] n
> /dev/cpu/microcode - Intel IA32 CPU microcode support (MICROCODE) [Y/n/m/?]
> y
> /dev/cpu/*/msr - Model-specific register support (X86_MSR) [Y/n/m/?] y
> /dev/cpu/*/cpuid - CPU information support (X86_CPUID) [M/n/y/?] m
> *
> * Firmware Drivers
> *
> BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive calls determine boot disk (EDD) [Y/n/m/?] y
> BIOS update support for DELL systems via sysfs (DELL_RBU) [M/n/y/?] m
> Dell Systems Management Base Driver (DCDBAS) [M/n/y/?] m
> High Memory Support
>  1. off (NOHIGHMEM)
>  2. 4GB (HIGHMEM4G)
>> 3. 64GB (HIGHMEM64G)
> choice[1-3]: 3
> Memory model
>> 1. Flat Memory (FLATMEM_MANUAL)
> choice[1]: 1
> 64 bit Memory and IO resources (EXPERIMENTAL) (RESOURCES_64BIT) [Y/?] y
> Cache clean pages in transcendent memory (PRECACHE) [N/y/?] (NEW)
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Tapas Mishra <tapas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> root@tapas-laptop:/usr/src/xen-3.4.2# make -C docs
>>> make: Entering directory `/usr/src/xen-3.4.2/docs'
>>> latex src/user.tex >/dev/null
>>>
>>> is it normal or i am getting some error or the above step is not required
>>
>> You can skip it if you want.
>>
>
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