From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pasi =?iso-8859-1?Q?K=E4rkk=E4inen?= Subject: Re: FW: using OCAML xenstored Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 12:51:55 +0300 Message-ID: <20100528095155.GF17817@reaktio.net> 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> <4BFF8B2B.8070600@eu.citrix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4BFF8B2B.8070600@eu.citrix.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Alex Zeffertt Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" , Yuvraj Agarwal List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:21:47AM +0100, Alex Zeffertt wrote: > In that patchqueue patches 3/7, 4/7, 5/7, 6/7 are only needed if you ar= e =20 > compiling the ocaml xenstored to run in a stub domain. I assume you ar= e =20 > compiling it for dom0 so you probably don't need it. > > Regards, > Hmm.. so ocaml xenstored is able to run on a stubdom today? How about xen tools in dom0.. are they able to deal with that?=20 -- Pasi > 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 t= here >> was another intended way (by the maintainers) to install the OCAML ver= sion >> of xenstored side-by-side with the C- version and have the option to u= se >> either one.... >> >> Thanks >> Yuvraj >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com >> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Alex Zeffe= rtt >> 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 i= t >> work as >> replacement for the C xenstored in xen-unstable.hg. One of the patche= s >> was to >> fix this install path issue: >> >> http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2009-04/msg00697.ht= ml >> >> 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 ar= e >> 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 experie= nce >>> with the OCAML version of xenstored?. >>> >>> --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 ?/usr/sbin/xenstored? and the default part of the xenstored to = use >>> is the standard one (not the OCAML one)? >>> >>> 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, sinc= e the >>> > older version (in C) takes a long time to start up a large numbe= r of >> VMs. >>> > I have a new machine (Ubuntu 10.04 64bit) that I plan to give th= is 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 = the >> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel