Re: unmodified_drivers build fails in latest unstable version

[tam00 <tam00@comcast.net>]

Steven,

I was trying to build inside Dom0, which is a Xen aware kernel.  Am I 
supposed to boot back into SusE and build the drivers there?  Perhaps, I
need to build the drivers in the VM itself? 

Also, am I using the proper syntax for the build?  And has the build 
been known to work on an x64 based system?

Thanks for your help.



Steven Smith wrote:
>> SLES10x64:/tmp/xen-unstable.hg/unmodified_drivers/linux-2.6 # 
>> ./mkbuildtree Defaulting to this machine's architecture, x86_64, for 
>> linking.
>> This may be overridden on the command line (i386,x86_64,ia64).
>> SLES10x64:/tmp/xen-unstable.hg/unmodified_drivers/linux-2.6 # make -C 
>> /lib/modules/2.6.16.29-xen/build M=$PWD modules
>>     
> Is 2.6.16.29-xen a native kernel?  The unmodified drivers are intended
> to be loaded into non-Xen-aware kernels running in fully-virtualised
> HVM domains.  They're unlikely to work if compiled against a Xen aware
> kernel, and wouldn't be terribly useful in that case, since the
> ordinary drivers do the same thing better.
>
> Steven.
>