Re: FW: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored

[Alex Zeffertt <alex.zeffertt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In that patchqueue patches 3/7, 4/7, 5/7, 6/7 are only needed if you are 
compiling the ocaml xenstored to run in a stub domain.  I assume you are 
compiling it for dom0 so you probably don't need it.
Regards,

Alex

On 26/05/10 19:27, Yuvraj Agarwal wrote:
> Alex,
>
> Thanks for your tip. Do you think just applying the patch to fix the
> install path to the Makefile will fix it or will I need the other 6
> patches as well (which seem quite extensive)? I am just wondering if there
> was another intended way (by the maintainers) to install the OCAML version
> of xenstored side-by-side with the C- version and have the option to use
> either one....
>
> Thanks
> Yuvraj
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Zeffertt
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:28 AM
> To: Yuvraj Agarwal
> Cc: 'xen-devel'
> Subject: Re: FW: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored
>
> Some time ago I sent some patches against xen-ocaml-tools.hg to make it
> work as
> replacement for the C xenstored in xen-unstable.hg.  One of the patches
> was to
> fix this install path issue:
>
> http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2009-04/msg00697.html
>
> I don't think these patches were applied. (I don't know if there is a
> reason for
> this.)  It might be worth checking out the whole patch queue if you are
> intending to use it with xen-unstable.hg.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex
>
> On 26/05/10 05:31, Yuvraj Agarwal wrote:
> > Hi, Just posting this on the list too in case anyone else has experience
> > with the OCAML version of xenstored….
> >
> > --Yuvraj
> >
> > *From:* Yuvraj Agarwal [mailto:yuvraj@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:26 AM
> > *To:* 'Boris Derzhavets'; 'Pasi Kärkkäinen'
> > *Subject:* RE: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored
> >
> > Hi Boris and Pasi,
> >
> > I checked out the latest xen-testing from mercurial, and edited the
> > Config.mk file to have the OCAML version of xenstored built.
> >
> > I checked and made sure that I have all the patches, and my xm info
> > shows 4.0.1-rc1. After that I built using:
> >
> > make xen; make tools; make stubdom
> >
> > make install-xen;
> > make install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=;
> >
> > make install-stubdom
> >
> > Unfortunately, it looks like even though the new OCAML version of
> > xenstored is built, it appears in /usr/bin/xenstored instead of the
> > usual “/usr/sbin/xenstored” and the default part of the xenstored to use
> > is the standard one (not the OCAML one)…
> >
> > Just FYI: This is an Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit system.
> >
> > root@ BlackBox:/# ll /usr/bin/xenstored (new OCAML xenstored I just
> > built..)
> >
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 925039 2010-05-25 10:15 /usr/bin/xenstored
> >
> > root@ BlackBox:/# ll /usr/sbin/xenstored (<<  Standard C xenstored)
> >
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 94728 2010-05-01 00:36 /usr/sbin/xenstored
> >
> > root@ BlackBox:/# which xenstored
> >
> > /usr/sbin/xenstored
> >
> > root@BlackBox:/#
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Yuvraj
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *From:* xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Boris
> > Derzhavets
> > *Sent:* Sunday, May 23, 2010 11:47 AM
> > *To:* Yuvraj Agarwal; Pasi Kärkkäinen
> > *Cc:* xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* Re: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored
> >
> >   >  4. "make xen", make "tools" and then the "make xen-install" and "make
> >   >  install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG="
> >
> > make install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=
> >
> > Wrong syntax when install tools
> >
> > Boris
> > BTW. Just a notice.
> >
> > --- On *Sun, 5/23/10, Pasi Kärkkäinen /<pasik@xxxxxx
> > <mailto:pasik@xxxxxx>>/* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Pasi Kärkkäinen<pasik@xxxxxx<mailto:pasik@xxxxxx>>
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored
> > To: "Yuvraj Agarwal"<yuvraj@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:yuvraj@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> > Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 9:59 AM
> >
> > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 05:48:58PM -0700, Yuvraj Agarwal wrote:
> >   >  Hi All,
> >   >
> >   >  I would like to give the OCAML version of xenstored a shot, since the
> >   >  older version (in C) takes a long time to start up a large number of
> VMs.
> >   >  I have a new machine (Ubuntu 10.04 64bit) that I plan to give this a
> try
> >   >  with. Is there something else that I need to do besides the
> following:
> >   >
> >   >  1. Build the 2.6.32 pvops kernel as specified in:
> >   >  http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps
> >   >  <  DONE>
> >   >  2. Download the xen-4.0.0 stable version from
> >   >  http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html
> >   >  3. change Config.mk flag CONFIG_OCAML_XENSTORED ?= n to "y" as"
> >   >  CONFIG_OCAML_XENSTORED ?= y
> >   >  4. "make xen", make "tools" and then the "make xen-install" and "make
> >   >  install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG="
> >   >
> >   >  Is there something else needed? Are there any recent patches to the
> OCAML
> >   >  xenstored that I need to apply?
> >   >
> >
> > Just browse through http://xenbits.xen.org/xen-unstable.hd and
> > http://xenbits.xen.org/xen-4.0-testing.hg changelogs.
> >
> > xen-4.0-testing.hg is currently at 4.0.1-rc1 stage.
> >
> > -- Pasi
> >
> >
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