From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alex Zeffertt Subject: Re: FW: using OCAML xenstored Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 10:21:47 +0100 Message-ID: <4BFF8B2B.8070600@eu.citrix.com> References: <20100523135955.GK17817@reaktio.net> <680619.83345.qm@web56108.mail.re3.yahoo.com> <0d2e01cafc2f$59453250$0bcf96f0$@ucsd.edu> <000201cafc8c$47deb880$d79c2980$@cs.ucsd.edu> <4BFCF7B6.2020608@eu.citrix.com> <015301cafd01$2587eca0$7097c5e0$@ucsd.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <015301cafd01$2587eca0$7097c5e0$@ucsd.edu> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Yuvraj Agarwal Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org In that patchqueue patches 3/7, 4/7, 5/7, 6/7 are only needed if you are=20 compiling the ocaml xenstored to run in a stub domain. I assume you are=20 compiling it for dom0 so you probably don't need it. Regards, Alex On 26/05/10 19:27, Yuvraj Agarwal wrote: > Alex, > > Thanks for your tip. Do you think just applying the patch to fix the > install path to the Makefile will fix it or will I need the other 6 > patches as well (which seem quite extensive)? I am just wondering if th= ere > was another intended way (by the maintainers) to install the OCAML vers= ion > of xenstored side-by-side with the C- version and have the option to us= e > either one.... > > Thanks > Yuvraj > > -----Original Message----- > From: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com > [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Alex Zeffer= tt > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:28 AM > To: Yuvraj Agarwal > Cc: 'xen-devel' > Subject: Re: FW: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored > > Some time ago I sent some patches against xen-ocaml-tools.hg to make it > work as > replacement for the C xenstored in xen-unstable.hg. One of the patches > was to > fix this install path issue: > > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2009-04/msg00697.htm= l > > I don't think these patches were applied. (I don't know if there is a > reason for > this.) It might be worth checking out the whole patch queue if you are > intending to use it with xen-unstable.hg. > > Regards, > > Alex > > On 26/05/10 05:31, Yuvraj Agarwal wrote: >> >> >> Hi, Just posting this on the list too in case anyone else has experien= ce >> with the OCAML version of xenstored=85. >> >> --Yuvraj >> >> *From:* Yuvraj Agarwal [mailto:yuvraj@cs.ucsd.edu] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:26 AM >> *To:* 'Boris Derzhavets'; 'Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen' >> *Subject:* RE: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored >> >> Hi Boris and Pasi, >> >> I checked out the latest xen-testing from mercurial, and edited the >> Config.mk file to have the OCAML version of xenstored built. >> >> I checked and made sure that I have all the patches, and my xm info >> shows 4.0.1-rc1. After that I built using: >> >> make xen; make tools; make stubdom >> >> make install-xen; >> make install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=3D; >> >> make install-stubdom >> >> Unfortunately, it looks like even though the new OCAML version of >> xenstored is built, it appears in /usr/bin/xenstored instead of the >> usual =93/usr/sbin/xenstored=94 and the default part of the xenstored = to use >> is the standard one (not the OCAML one)=85 >> >> Just FYI: This is an Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit system. >> >> root@ BlackBox:/# ll /usr/bin/xenstored (new OCAML xenstored I just >> built..) >> >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 925039 2010-05-25 10:15 /usr/bin/xenstored >> >> root@ BlackBox:/# ll /usr/sbin/xenstored (<< Standard C xenstored) >> >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 94728 2010-05-01 00:36 /usr/sbin/xenstored >> >> root@ BlackBox:/# which xenstored >> >> /usr/sbin/xenstored >> >> root@BlackBox:/# >> >> thanks >> >> Yuvraj >> >> * * >> >> *From:* xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com >> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com] *On Behalf Of *Boris >> Derzhavets >> *Sent:* Sunday, May 23, 2010 11:47 AM >> *To:* Yuvraj Agarwal; Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen >> *Cc:* xen-devel@lists.xensource.com >> *Subject:* Re: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored >> >> > 4. "make xen", make "tools" and then the "make xen-install" and "= make >> > install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=3D" >> >> make install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=3D >> >> Wrong syntax when install tools >> >> Boris >> BTW. Just a notice. >> >> --- On *Sun, 5/23/10, Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen /> >/* wrote: >> >> >> From: Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen> >> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] using OCAML xenstored >> To: "Yuvraj Agarwal"> >> Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com >> Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 9:59 AM >> >> On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 05:48:58PM -0700, Yuvraj Agarwal wrote: >> > Hi All, >> > >> > I would like to give the OCAML version of xenstored a shot, since= the >> > older version (in C) takes a long time to start up a large number= of > VMs. >> > I have a new machine (Ubuntu 10.04 64bit) that I plan to give thi= s a > try >> > with. Is there something else that I need to do besides the > following: >> > >> > 1. Build the 2.6.32 pvops kernel as specified in: >> > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps >> > < DONE> >> > 2. Download the xen-4.0.0 stable version from >> > http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html >> > 3. change Config.mk flag CONFIG_OCAML_XENSTORED ?=3D n to "y" as" >> > CONFIG_OCAML_XENSTORED ?=3D y >> > 4. "make xen", make "tools" and then the "make xen-install" and "= make >> > install-tools PYTHON_PREFIX_ARG=3D" >> > >> > Is there something else needed? Are there any recent patches to t= he > OCAML >> > xenstored that I need to apply? >> > >> >> Just browse through http://xenbits.xen.org/xen-unstable.hd and >> http://xenbits.xen.org/xen-4.0-testing.hg changelogs. >> >> xen-4.0-testing.hg is currently at 4.0.1-rc1 stage. >> >> -- Pasi >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-devel mailing list >> Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >