Re: [Xen-users] Xen 4.0 Custom kernels

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 02:38:40PM -0300, Net Warrior wrote:
> Hi Pasi.
> 
> Did not know I could use the Vanila Kernel for DomU usage, I thought
> it has to be patched somehow as well.. so good news, I'll try to
> compile a custom one using the latest stable from kernel.org and leave
> the Dom0 which is working as it is.
> 

I recommend using the latest stable 2.6.32.x kernel for the domU.

If you're building a 32bit domU kernel remember it needs to be PAE (64G mem 
support),
otherwise you won't see the pvops Xen domU options at all in the kernel 
configuration.

There are no special requirements for 64bit domU kernel.

-- Pasi

> Thanks for your time and support
> Regards
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2010/5/13, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>:
> > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:38:00PM -0300, Net Warrior wrote:
> >>    Hi there guys.
> >>
> >>    I'm using CentOS 5.4, I was able to compile my custom Dom0 kernel and
> >> boot
> >>    it, now I've got some doubts.
> >>
> >>    I'd like to compile a custom DomU image, the problem is that when I do,
> >>    make kernels KERNELS="linux-2.6-xen0 linux-2.6-xenU" it tries to
> >> download
> >>    the kernel
> >>    from the HG repository which seems to have old 2.6.18 kernels, I want
> >> to
> >>    use the GIT repository which is alrealdy downloaded and is the source I
> >>    used to complile Dom0 using
> >>    kernel 2.6.33.13.
> >>
> >
> > specifying KERNELS="linux-2.6-xen0 linux-2.6-xenU" will compile
> > linux-2.6.18-xen,
> > that's how it should be.
> >
> > If you don't specify KERNELS= at all, then it'll build linux-2.6.31.x
> > kernel.
> > Or alternatively you can specify KERNELS="linux-2.6-pvops" to get the same
> > result.
> >
> >>    Question:
> >>    Which files do I have to modify or how do I have to proceed to achieve
> >>    what I want?
> >>
> >
> > Did you know you can use the *default* (vanilla) kernel.org Linux kernels as
> > Xen PV domU?
> > No patches needed for that, the upstream kernels will work for domU.
> >
> >>    Under /usr/src/xen-4.0.0/buildconfigs I can see some files which define
> >>    some stuff depending on what I chose but not sure if it's safe to mees
> >>    with this.
> >>
> >>    Thanks for your time and support.
> >
> > Hopefully that helps.
> >
> > -- Pasi
> >
> >

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