From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Keir Fraser Subject: Re: Future of xenbits Linux trees Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:52:22 +0100 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Andrew Lyon Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On 05/06/2009 08:32, "Andrew Lyon" wrote: > I think 2.6.27 is already out of date and you should start with 2.6.29 > using my rebased patches, people have been using them since I did > 2.6.25 and 2.6.29 is the most stable one yet, as Boris said in another > thread the xenbits 2.6.27 tree does not shutdown cleanly but 2.6.29 > does, I'm sure that could be fixed but right now I dont know of any > issues with 2.6.29 at all, so why not make the jump to the current > stable kernel :). > > XCI should update to 2.6.29 as well. > > I use pci passthrough with a pci express usb2 card, I also use scsi > passthrough with a ultrium tape drive, usually running several windows > hvm's and a couple of 2.6.29 pv domU's as well, no problems. That's certainly an option, especially if it has stuff like pciback, blktap2, and various patches for device passthrough (e.g., using VT-d) already ported to it, similar to the XCI 2.6.27 tree. -- Keir