From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: George Dunlap Subject: Re: Xen 4.3 development update CODE FREEZE HAS_BEGUN Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:24:05 +0100 Message-ID: <516D7B25.7060303@eu.citrix.com> References: <20130416150257.GL17602@zion.uk.xensource.com> <20130416161106.GN17602@zion.uk.xensource.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20130416161106.GN17602@zion.uk.xensource.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: Wei Liu Cc: Valtteri Kiviniemi , "xen-devel@lists.xen.org" List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On 16/04/13 17:11, Wei Liu wrote: > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 04:20:09PM +0100, George Dunlap wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Wei Liu wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 01:50:26PM +0100, George Dunlap wrote: >>>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:22 PM, George Dunlap >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> == Bugs == >>>>> >>>>> * xl, compat mode, and older kernels >>>>> owner: ? >>>>> Many older 32-bit PV kernels that can run on a 64-bit hypervisor with >>>>> xend do not work when started with xl. The following work-around seems to >>>>> work: >>>>> xl create -p lightning.cfg >>>>> xenstore-write /local/domain/$(xl domid >>>>> lightning)/device/vbd/51713/protocol x86_32-abi >>>>> xl unpause lightning >>>>> This node is normally written by the guest kernel, but for older kernels >>>>> seems not to be. xend must have a work-around; port this work-around to xl. >>> I played with Xend several years ago, I can try to have a look at this. >>> > Quick question, anyone has kernel image that's needs this workaround? The original thread that started this is here: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/xen/devel/258488?do=post_view_threaded It mentioned using Debian etch's built-in 2.6.16.33-xen kernel. -George