Re: [Xen-users] Building Vanilla source 2.6.31.4 with XEN hypervisor

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:59:02AM +0530, Fasiha Ashraf wrote:
>    >>I am still confused how to proceed with the XEN installation. The reason
>    is, If I go to >>www.xen.org.downloads then It shows that XEN comes with
>    linux-2.6.18. I am afraid >>whether it is possible to build xen from
>    source along with customized vanilla kernel.

Actually:
http://www.xen.org/products/xen_source.html

Xen 3.4.1 is available WITH and WITHOUT 2.6.18 dom0 kernel.

So you can pick the one WITHOUT, and then use whatever dom0 kernel you
want.

-- Pasi

>    you can simply get the xen3.4.1 source which is the most stable version in
>    the latest ones. and about Kernel you can get it from git repository
>    simply by running thes commands specified for pv os kernel. you can learn
>    about git from its man, it has hell a lot other options.
>    running this
>    #git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
>    linux-2.6-xen
>    you will get a kernel recommended by Pasi. v2.6.31.4 and after cd into
>    that kernel
>    # cd linux-2.6-xen
>    you can change the kernel version if required to v2.6.30 using the
>    following command.
>    # git checkout origin/xen-tip/next -b xen-tip/next
>    If you are satisfied by v2.6.31.4 then simply compile and build it usins
>    make menuconfig, make ...... etc
> 
>    Regards,
>    Fasiha Ashraf
> 
>    --- On Thu, 22/10/09, Ahmad Hassan <ahmad.hassan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>      From: Ahmad Hassan <ahmad.hassan@xxxxxxxxx>
>      Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Building Vanilla source 2.6.31.4 with XEN
>      hypervisor
>      To: "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx>
>      Cc: "Fasiha Ashraf" <feehapk@xxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>      Date: Thursday, 22 October, 2009, 7:31 PM
> 
>      Hi Pasi,
> 
>      I am still confused how to proceed with the XEN installation. The reason
>      is, If I go to www.xen.org.downloads then It shows that XEN comes with
>      linux-2.6.18. I am afraid whether it is possible to build xen from
>      source along with customized vanilla kernel.
> 
>      Thanks.
> 
>      On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <[1]pasik@xxxxxx>
>      wrote:
> 
>        On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 04:39:17PM +0530, Fasiha Ashraf wrote:
>        >   Which platform are you using? Fedora or debian? which version?
>        Below are some
>        >   basic steps of building it with pv os kernel in a fedora11
>        platform:-
>        >
> 
>        <snip>
> 
>        >
>        >   Build PV Ops Kernel
>        >
>        >    1. cd /usr/src/kernels
>        >    2. git clone
>        git://[2]git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git
>        >       linux-2.6-xen
>        >    3. cd linux-2.6-xen
>        >    4. git checkout origin/xen-tip/master -b xen-tip/master
> 
>        You should use 'xen/master' instead of 'xen-tip/master'.
> 
>        'xen-tip/master' is old and deprecated.
> 
>        All the new development is happening on 'xen/master', and that's what
>        people should test/use.
>        >   Create a Grub Entry:
>        >
>        >   title Xen 3.4 / Fedora kernel 2.6.30-rc6-tip
>        >   kernel /boot/xen-3.4.gz
>        >   module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc6-tip
>        root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup01/vg_fedora11 ro
>        >   module /boot/initrd-2.6.30-rc6-tip.img
>        >
> 
>        'xen/master' branch pv_ops dom0 kernel is currently at Linux 2.6.31.4.
>        -- Pasi
> 
>      --
>      Best Regards, Hassan
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