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Re: [Xen-users] which processor family to select for Dom0 kernel based
So where can the Xen kernel or the hypervisor be worked upon
which are downloaded from
http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html
or is there any other way I can compile a Xenified Kernel from source
and use it on my machine.
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Gémes Géza <geza@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tapas Mishra írta:
>> So does that mean I will not be able to use it for my Core2Duo I
>>
> NO!
> It means it won't contain those improvements which were applied to have
> the kernel work more efficiently on Core2Duo CPUs.
> As you wrote before currently you are running 2.6.26-2-686 which is a
> generic unoptimized (optimized for the generic 686 arch) kernel,
> generally all distribution kernels fall into this category (they aren't
> optimized for your particular hardware).
>> downloaded the latest xenified kernel from
>> http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html
>> and if its not here then where do I look in for ?
>>
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>> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Gémes Géza <geza@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Because 2.6.18 didn't have Core2Duo or post Core2Duo optimizations.
>>>
>>>> Thats the problem it is showing me all the variations but not Core 2
>>>> Duo so I asked
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 12:19 AM, Gémes Géza <geza@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Tapas Mishra írta:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am having a Debian uname -a shows
>>>>>> Linux debian 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Wed Aug 19 06:06:52 UTC 2009 i686
>>>>>> GNU/Linux
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I downloaded from http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html
>>>>>> Linux 2.6.18 with Xen 3.4.x support source tarball, updated for
>>>>>> Xen 3.4.2
>>>>>> I am not clear on following
>>>>>> 1) Do I need to download and install Xen 3.4.2 (hypervisor and
>>>>>> tools) official source distribution which is another download given on
>>>>>> this page if I compile the above xenified kernel or will it get xen
>>>>>> also installed via some script in my system.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) When I untarred the files I did a make menuconfig
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> Processor type and features -----> Processor Family it showed me options
>>>>>> from 386 upto VIA c3-2 it is showing me Pentium MMX,Pentium
>>>>>> Pro,Celeron ,Pentium 4 but it is not showing me Core 2 Duo which I
>>>>>> have how can I get it done enabled in kernel ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> For a Dom0 choose whatever fits your processor better.
>>>>> For a DomU choose the most common denominator of the Dom0's you intend
>>>>> to migrate the given DomU between.
>>>>>
>>>>> Geza
>>>>>
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