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Re: [Xen-devel] pv_ops with xen-3.3

To: "jonr@xxxxxxxxxx" <jonr@xxxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] pv_ops with xen-3.3
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:50:54 +0000
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On 10/02/2009 17:26, "jonr@xxxxxxxxxx" <jonr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If support for dom0 does make it into mainline kernel will there be a
> need to download xen versions any longer? Will Xen still need to be
> built against a kernel that already has support for it inside the
> kernel? If not, how would I tell what version of Xen I am using.

The kernel won't contain the hypervisor itself, so you'll need to download
Xen separately. But then you'll be able to run an unpatched mainline kernel
on top of it as dom0 or domU.

 -- Keir



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