* Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN
@ 2005-04-11 15:58 sm229534
2005-04-12 1:06 ` Tupshin Harper
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From: sm229534 @ 2005-04-11 15:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: xen-devel
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
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* Re: Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN
2005-04-11 15:58 Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN sm229534
@ 2005-04-12 1:06 ` Tupshin Harper
2005-04-12 2:25 ` sm229534
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Tupshin Harper @ 2005-04-12 1:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: sm229534; +Cc: xen-devel
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
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* Re: Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN
2005-04-12 1:06 ` Tupshin Harper
@ 2005-04-12 2:25 ` sm229534
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: sm229534 @ 2005-04-12 2:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tupshin Harper; +Cc: sm229534, xen-devel
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
>
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