Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN

Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN

[sm229534]

Hello all,

I need to port a 2.6.2 kernel to the Xen architecture, since there aren't
any patches or sparse tree for kernels below 2.6.9 I'd like to know why ?
And also wether that endeavor has been attempted before?

In any case pointers, Help, Advice would be greatly useful. I would like
to end up with something like linux-2.6.2-xen-sparse.

Please Help


Sam

Re: Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN

[Tupshin Harper]

sm229534@albany.edu wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I need to port a 2.6.2 kernel to the Xen architecture, since there aren't
>any patches or sparse tree for kernels below 2.6.9 I'd like to know why ?
>And also wether that endeavor has been attempted before?
>
>In any case pointers, Help, Advice would be greatly useful. I would like
>to end up with something like linux-2.6.2-xen-sparse.
>
>Please Help
>
>
>Sam
>
It would very likely be easier to forward port, or otherwise fix 
whatever issues are preventing you from running a recent kernel than it 
would be to back port xen to something so old. Also, should you really 
be comfortable running a kernel that has many known bugs and security 
vulnerabilities that have been fixed in the last 14 months?

-Tupshin

Re: Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN

[sm229534]

I'm aware of 2.6.2's flaws and in many ways that's an advantage since I'm
running a tracing tool on that kernel. The more unsecure it is the more
exploits I can run on it. Porting that kernel tracing tool to 2.6.10 would
simply take too much time.
Once again any pointers or advice are greatly needed

Sam


> sm229534@albany.edu wrote:
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I need to port a 2.6.2 kernel to the Xen architecture, since there aren't
>>any patches or sparse tree for kernels below 2.6.9 I'd like to know why ?
>>And also wether that endeavor has been attempted before?
>>
>>In any case pointers, Help, Advice would be greatly useful. I would like
>>to end up with something like linux-2.6.2-xen-sparse.
>>
>>Please Help
>>
>>
>>Sam
>>
> It would very likely be easier to forward port, or otherwise fix
> whatever issues are preventing you from running a recent kernel than it
> would be to back port xen to something so old. Also, should you really
> be comfortable running a kernel that has many known bugs and security
> vulnerabilities that have been fixed in the last 14 months?
>
> -Tupshin
>