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Re: [Xen-devel] need known working 64-bit upstream kernel config file fo

To: Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] need known working 64-bit upstream kernel config file for PV guest
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 23:30:53 +0300
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On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:34:27PM -0700, Dan Magenheimer wrote:
> Anybody have a known working 64-bit config file for an upstream
> (>=2.6.33) PV kernel?  I haven't been able to find the key
> config difference vs a 32-bit working config file, see:
> 

I just tried the Fedora 13 Linux 2.6.33 (2.6.33.3-85.fc13.x86_64) kernel 
and it seems to work OK.

> http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2010-05/msg00682.html 
> 
> I tried another config file from a working RHEL6 PV guest (2.6.32-19)
> and it panics an upstream kernel built in a 64-bit PV guest also.
> 
> (Preferably would like as small a config as possible, but I'll
> take what I can get. I don't need PCI passthrough or anything
> exotic.)
> 

What exact upstream kernel.org kernels you are trying to make work? 

I assume you're familiar with debugging crashing guest kernels? 

If not, see here:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems

The chapter "My Xen PV guest kernel crashes, how can I debug it?".

-- Pasi


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