[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] Update the kernel?
On Wed, 2008-11-19 at 14:04 +0800, Thomas Goirand wrote: > Tim Post wrote: > > Some are still trying to keep a fairly new kernel for dom-0 available, > > such as OpenSUSE and Debian unstable who are both at 2.6.26. > > In fact, the Xen kernel maintainers in Debian are using the kernel > 2.6.26 patch from SUSE, with a bit more or patching. Unfortunately, on > 64 bits platforms, if the dom0 starts to swap, that dom0 kernel crashes. > Also, this absolutely does NOT work AT ALL on my laptop (thinkpad t500). > So I don't think this is a very mature work, at least in Debian. Well, this is why its in unstable. Also, PAE does not work due to broken dependencies on compat VDSO. Its a work in progress ... hence unstable. > That's really the big issue here. Nobody can see what's going to happen, > and the Xen dev team is NOT shipping a patch for something higher than > kernel 2.6.18.8 like 2.6.27 or the like. I really don't understand why > they don't spend efforts on doing so... Well, why would they? Proporting to a kernel that is 5+ versions ahead is a huge amount of work. So lets say they started, released it and a month later dom-0 ops appeared in mainline .. that would be an egregious waste of talent. What sucks is the unknown, when is it going to hit? Most distros are banking on 'soon'. I would agree though, if dom-0 ops do not appear in mainline in the next few months .. its time to jump kernels, if only for re-staging the patches for another try. However. at this point, its best to see what happens. Have you ever dealt with Linus on a major patch? It gets ugly, quick :) Debian/SUSE has moved the xen-0 stuff to an agreeable place, work continues. Cheers, --Tim _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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