[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] Future of xenbits Linux trees
2009/6/5 Andrew Lyon <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Folks, >> >> With 3.4 out the door it is time to revisit the state of our Linux >> repositories. Currently we have a number of trees in various states of >> maintenance: >> - linux-2.6.18-xen.hg: the 'original' tree. Still maintained, used and >> tested but increasingly long in the tooth. >> - ext/linux-2.6.27-xen.hg: a snapshot of opensuse's kernel port. This >> clones tree is not maintained or tested. >> - XCI/linux-2.6.27.git: a forward port of the Xen patches to 2.6.27. >> Maintained as part of XCI project. >> - Jeremy's pv_ops patches against kernel.org: maintained, (somewhat) >> tested, but incomplete. >> >> It is probably time to kill the 2.6.18 tree, or at least stop active >> development within it. It is increasingly a kludged collection of backports >> of more recent kernel patches, and is also missing a lot of drivers for more >> modern hardware. >> >> Our proposal is to move XCI's linux-2.6.27 tree out of the XCI subproject >> and make it the main user tree. Development and automated testing would >> occur on that tree and of course on Jeremy's pv_ops patchset (which we want >> to completely move onto at some point in the future). >> >> What do people think of this as a plan? >> >> -- Keir > > I think 2.6.27 is already out of date and you should start with 2.6.29 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. > Hi Andy, Where could I get this 2.6.29 from? Thanks, Jean _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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