Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

[Crazy]

Some question.
Can I install Xen-3.2.1 with 2.6.18-xen kernel... to my Dom0
and without HVM, starting a debian(DomU) with kernel 2.6.25 from kernel src 
and compiled with all XEN port / features ?

or i need to use the vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen  to all my DomU ??


Thanks
Crazy

Re: Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

[Grzegorz Miłoś]

> Some question.
> Can I install Xen-3.2.1 with 2.6.18-xen kernel... to my Dom0
> and without HVM, starting a debian(DomU) with kernel 2.6.25 from kernel src
> and compiled with all XEN port / features ?
>

I don't think you'll be able to compile 2.6.25 DomU kernel from
vanilla sources (= kernel.org + xenbits.xensource.com). That's because
the changes have not been ported to anything beyond 2.6.18. However,
you might find that suitable patches/packages have been created by
individual distributions. So for example:
$ apt-get source linux-image-2.6.24-18-xen
gives me 'xenified' linux sources on my Ubuntu 8.04. I don't know if
that's good enough for you (you asked for Debian + 2.6.25, this is
Ubuntu + 2.6.24), but it should get you started.

Cheers
Gr(z)egor(z)

> or i need to use the vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen  to all my DomU ??>
>
> Thanks
> Crazy
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Re: Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

[Ian Jackson]

Grzegorz Mi³o¶ writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Kernel 2.6.25"):
> > Some question.
> > Can I install Xen-3.2.1 with 2.6.18-xen kernel... to my Dom0
> > and without HVM, starting a debian(DomU) with kernel 2.6.25 from kernel src
> > and compiled with all XEN port / features ?
> 
> I don't think you'll be able to compile 2.6.25 DomU kernel from
> vanilla sources (= kernel.org + xenbits.xensource.com).

Recent mainline kernels (including 2.6.25) have domU support.  It's
not feature complete but it should be useable.  (Last I checked
save/restore and ballooning weren't supported, but work in this area
is continuing apace.)

Ian.

Re: Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

[Crazy]

Really nice.

I try to use 2.6.5 with the domU support, and it´s working!
The only thing that isnt working its the vnc. I think because 2.6.25-xen, 
doenst have frambuffer for xen support yet
Its a task for 2.6.26 perhaps

see in http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps
-----------------------------
# eatures in 2.6.25:

    * x86-32 support
    * SMP
    * Console (hvc0)
    * Blockfront (xvdX)
    * Netfront

# Queued for 2.6.26:

    * Balloon (contraction only)
    * paravirtual framebuffer + mouse (pvfb)
    * 2.6.26 onwards will be PAE-only
-------------------------------------------------

"Ian Jackson" <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com> escreveu na mensagem 
news:18514.31853.524156.930331@mariner.uk.xensource.com...
> Grzegorz Mi³o¶ writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Kernel 2.6.25"):
>> > Some question.
>> > Can I install Xen-3.2.1 with 2.6.18-xen kernel... to my Dom0
>> > and without HVM, starting a debian(DomU) with kernel 2.6.25 from kernel 
>> > src
>> > and compiled with all XEN port / features ?
>>
>> I don't think you'll be able to compile 2.6.25 DomU kernel from
>> vanilla sources (= kernel.org + xenbits.xensource.com).
>
> Recent mainline kernels (including 2.6.25) have domU support.  It's
> not feature complete but it should be useable.  (Last I checked
> save/restore and ballooning weren't supported, but work in this area
> is continuing apace.)
>
> Ian. 

Re: Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

[Grzegorz Miłoś]

>> > Can I install Xen-3.2.1 with 2.6.18-xen kernel... to my Dom0
>> > and without HVM, starting a debian(DomU) with kernel 2.6.25 from kernel src
>> > and compiled with all XEN port / features ?
>>
>> I don't think you'll be able to compile 2.6.25 DomU kernel from
>> vanilla sources (= kernel.org + xenbits.xensource.com).
>
> Recent mainline kernels (including 2.6.25) have domU support.  It's
> not feature complete but it should be useable.  (Last I checked
> save/restore and ballooning weren't supported, but work in this area
> is continuing apace.)
>

Yes, of course. Sorry, I was completly stuck in my little world cloned
from xenbits :).

Cheers
Gregor

Re: Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

[Mark Williamson]

You can use a different kernel in each domU, it's independent of dom0 kernel 
version.

Cheers,
Mark

On Thursday 12 June 2008, Crazy wrote:
> Some question.
> Can I install Xen-3.2.1 with 2.6.18-xen kernel... to my Dom0
> and without HVM, starting a debian(DomU) with kernel 2.6.25 from kernel src
> and compiled with all XEN port / features ?
>
> or i need to use the vmlinuz-2.6.18-xen  to all my DomU ??
>
>
> Thanks
> Crazy
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Re: Xen and Kernel 2.6.25

[Mark Williamson]

> I try to use 2.6.5 with the domU support, and it´s working!
> The only thing that isnt working its the vnc. I think because 2.6.25-xen,
> doenst have frambuffer for xen support yet
> Its a task for 2.6.26 perhaps

It's already in the 2.6.26 tree.  You could clone Linus's git tree, or 
download a tarball of 2.6.26-rc6 if you'd like to try this out.

Cheers,
Mark

> see in http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps
> -----------------------------
> # eatures in 2.6.25:
>
>     * x86-32 support
>     * SMP
>     * Console (hvc0)
>     * Blockfront (xvdX)
>     * Netfront
>
> # Queued for 2.6.26:
>
>     * Balloon (contraction only)
>     * paravirtual framebuffer + mouse (pvfb)
>     * 2.6.26 onwards will be PAE-only
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> "Ian Jackson" <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com> escreveu na mensagem
> news:18514.31853.524156.930331@mariner.uk.xensource.com...
>
> > Grzegorz Mi³o¶ writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Kernel 2.6.25"):
> >> > Some question.
> >> > Can I install Xen-3.2.1 with 2.6.18-xen kernel... to my Dom0
> >> > and without HVM, starting a debian(DomU) with kernel 2.6.25 from
> >> > kernel src
> >> > and compiled with all XEN port / features ?
> >>
> >> I don't think you'll be able to compile 2.6.25 DomU kernel from
> >> vanilla sources (= kernel.org + xenbits.xensource.com).
> >
> > Recent mainline kernels (including 2.6.25) have domU support.  It's
> > not feature complete but it should be useable.  (Last I checked
> > save/restore and ballooning weren't supported, but work in this area
> > is continuing apace.)
> >
> > Ian.
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel



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