Re: Xen patches merged to upstream Linux 2.6.36, plans for 2.6.37?

From: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@iki.fi>
To: "Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) of Singapore"
	<space.time.universe@gmail.com>
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>,
	"xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>,
	zhang_enming@lavabit.com,
	"teoenming@hotmail.com" <teoenming@hotmail.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
Subject: Re: Xen patches merged to upstream Linux 2.6.36, plans for 2.6.37?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:04:01 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100816130401.GL2804@reaktio.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C693557.2010005@gmail.com>

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 08:55:51PM +0800, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) of Singapore wrote:
>    Dear Pasi,
> 
>    Could you provide me with the links to the wiki (or official) pages for
>    detailed instructions on compiling Xen 4.0.1-rc6 hypervisor and Xen pv-ops
>    dom0 kernel 2.6.32.19? I need VGA passthrough as well.
> 
>    I have been away from the Xen community since December 2009 and I need a
>    little refreshment.
> 

Instructions to compile Xen 4.0:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Xen4.0

Instructions to compile pvops dom0 2.6.32.19 kernel:
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps

There's an example .config for the 2.6.32.19 linked on 
the XenParavirtOps wiki page.

-- Pasi

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> 
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>    On 08/16/2010 01:29 PM, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) of Singapore wrote:
> 
>      Good news! Good news! Xen pv-ops dom0 is finally just starting to get
>      merged into upstream Linux...
> 
>      Starting with Linux 2.6.36....
> 
>      Yours sincerely,
> 
>      On 08/16/2010 12:09 AM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> 
>        Hello,
> 
>        It looks like upstream linux-2.6.git contains at least the following
>        xen related new features for Linux 2.6.36:
> 
>        - Xen-SWIOTLB support (required for Xen PCI passthru and dom0)
>        - Xen PV-on-HVM drivers
>        - Xen VBD online dynamic resize of guest disks (xvd*)
> 
>        Congratulations!
> 
>        What are the plans for 2.6.37 merge window? I believe at least:
>        - Xen PCI frontend
> 
>        Others? I'm going to update the XenParavirtOps and XenKernelFeatures
>        wiki pages..
> 
>        -- Pasi
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