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RE: [Xen-devel] cset 9434 breaks xen/ia64 build

To: Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] cset 9434 breaks xen/ia64 build
From: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:13:02 -0700
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On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 18:05 +0100, Ian Pratt wrote:
> >    FYI, cset 9434 (Switch the default build to make the -xen 
> > kernel, not the -xen0 and -xenU) breaks xen/ia64 as we do not 
> > currently have a linux-defconfig-xen_ia64.  I don't 
> > understand why such a change is being made so close to Xen 
> > 3.0.2.  Can we make this architecture dependent?
> 
> Can you supply a suitable config? Or is it not possible to have a single
> kernel that works as both a dom0 and domU on current ia64?
> 
> The change was discussed on xen-devel, and certainly makes sense, at
> least on x86. It's not something that would be nice to make arch dep,
> but it could be as a hack.

   I'll work on it and either submit a Makefile hack or a suitable -xen
config.  I think xencons vs serial console is the main thing preventing
a combined config file.  Thanks,

    Alex

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Alex Williamson                             HP Linux & Open Source Lab


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