Re: [Xen-users] What do you do for Xen 4.2?

[Jonathan Tripathy <jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 15/06/2012 11:55, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Jonathan Tripathy<jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > On 15/06/2012 11:41, John Sherwood wrote:
> > > You can't find any 4.2 packages or the like through standard channels
> > > because 4.2 is still "unstable" (e.g., under development)
> > Thanks, but I meant 4.1.x. Where can I find a trustworthy 4.1.x repo?
> If by "trustworthy" you mean "as rock-stable, fast, and plug-and-play
> as RHEL5 + bundled/gitco hypervisor", then I actually suggest DON'T
> upgrade. Seriously :)
>
> While latest version have improvements (e.g. vanilla kernel as dom0),
> IMHO it actually regressed in some areas. For exampe, you'll no longer
> find a blktap kernel module (used for tap:aio and tap:vhd). On some
> versions, those features stopped working altogether, while on other
> versions it's somewhat functional but slower (using qemu).
Hi Fajar,

Thanks for your comments.

I guess the main reason I wish to upgrade is due to the recent security 
CVEs announced, and one day 3.4.x will not get any more security updates :(
We don't use tap:aio, only phy, so I guess the blktap issue doesn't 
affect us?
Thanks

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