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Re: [Xen-users] dom0-linux

To: Felix Kuperjans <felix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] dom0-linux
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:44:46 +0200
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On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:22:25AM +0100, Felix Kuperjans wrote:
> Xen dom0 support has been merged in 2.6.37-rc1, so it will be available
> in 2.6.37 and later kernels.
> AFAIK, the backend drivers are not merged yet, but will follow soon in
> one of the subsequent versions of the mainline kernel.
> 
> Until the mainline kernels are really usable as dom0 kernels, you should
> try out Jeremy's pv_ops stable tree:
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/xen/stable-2.6.32.x
> 
> Those 2.6.32.x kernels are patched with full pv_ops dom0 and backend
> drivers and are supported by Xen's kernel developers.
> 

Yep, indeed.
More info here: http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps

And: http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems

-- Pasi

> Best regards,
> Felix
> 
> Am 31.12.2010 11:04, schrieb yushang:
> > Hi ,
> > Where can I get the linux kernel which can run as a dom0 ? I've heard
> > dom0-kernel has been merged into the linux kernel tree,is it? I can't
> > find out beackend device (for example blkback) in the latest 2.6.36
> > source but the frontend devices(for example
> > drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c ).
> > Best regards
> >
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