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Re: [Xen-devel] Hosting xenstore in a separate domain

To: Alex Zeffertt <Alex.Zeffertt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Hosting xenstore in a separate domain
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:04:31 +0100
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Just to check, your tools patches are backwards compatible with old dom0
kernels when running xenstored in dom0?

 -- Keir

On 15/06/2009 10:06, "Alex Zeffertt" <Alex.Zeffertt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Please note that these xen-unstable patches depend on some minor dom0 kernel
> patches (*).  I updated Diego's linux-2.6.18-xen.hg patches and posted them to
> this list.  But if you're using an alternate dom0 kernel you'll need to
> forward 
> port these.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alex
> 
> (*) The kernel patches provide an ioctl for the xenstore domain builder to
> create a grant ref and event chan which enables the xenstore domain to access
> dom0's xenstore page.
> 
> Keir Fraser wrote:
>> There are pending patches for this from Diego Ongaro and Alex Zeffert.
>> Should be in xen-unstable pretty soon now.
>> 
>>  -- Keir
>> 
>> On 11/06/2009 23:07, "Adam McKibben" <adam.mckibben@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> I've noticed a few projects aimed at dis-aggregating dom0 (stubdom and
>>> Derek Murray's project to move the domain builder to its own domain).
>>> 
>>> Has anyone tried to host xenstore in a domain other than Dom0?
>>> 
>>> What difficulties might such a project encounter?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> 
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