On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:50:28PM +0300, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > Hello, > > I was reading the earlier discussion from here: > http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.kernel/browse_thread/thread/e2338dd1590b3375/686d088bb32341c6?lnk=raot&pli=1 > > .. and wanted to contribute a bit. > > This wiki page lists the available Xen dom0 kernels/patches: > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels > > Summary: > > - Xen 3.4.x releases still use the old Xenlinux 2.6.18 as a > default dom0 kernel. > > - Xen 3.5 (xen-unstable/development) changed to using the pv_ops dom0 > kernel > as a default. This is the new cleaned up code that they're working on > to > get merged into upstream Linux kernel. > > - Novell/Suse has made many forward-ports of the 2.6.18 code to > 2.6.26, 2.6.27, 2.6.29 and 2.6.30. > > - SLES11 (Suse Linux Enterprise) Xen uses the forward-port to 2.6.27. > - Opensuse uses the various other forward-ports. > > So Debian could use the Opensuse patches, assuming the kernel versions > match.. > > Debian seems to be pretty popular environment to run Xen on, so it would > be a shame if Xen dom0 support was dropped from Squeeze. >
Also it looks like the Opensuse development (master) branch is tracking 2.6.31, and includes -xen patches: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/kernel/kotd/master/i586/ So there's patches for 2.6.31 aswell. Which kernel squeeze is going to use? -- Pasi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
