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Re: [Xen-users] RE: [Xen-devel] Xen 3.0.0 released / cannot select devic

To: Paul Dorman <paul.dorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] RE: [Xen-devel] Xen 3.0.0 released / cannot select device drivers
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:42:31 +0200
Cc: Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Adam Heath <adam@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 10:40:17AM +1300, Paul Dorman wrote:
> And then there's the linux-2.6-xen.hg no PTYs problem I've asked about
> previously. Selecting Xen subarchitecture nukes 90% of the device
> drivers section. Consequently I can't get a shell running on 2.6.14 domu
> machines. I've asked about this before but no-one seems to have an
> answer for me.
> 

Was this issue resolved? 

I'm seeing the same problem with linux-2.6-xen.hg .. 

- Pasi Kärkkäinen


> Paul
> 
> On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 21:32 +0000, Ian Pratt wrote:
> > Do you have 2.6.14? You could build based on linux-2.6-xen.hg, but this
> > hasn't has s much testing (we know of at least on issue on x86_64)
> >  
> > > 2) vif-route.sh is buggy; it doesn't handle the case where 
> > > multiple adapters
> > >    exist.  So, dom0_ip(and the functions it calls) ends up 
> > > returning 2 ip
> > >    addresses, which makes ifconfig complain.
> > > 
> > >    I've got a fix hot-patched on our deployed server, I'll be 
> > > sending that
> > >    soon.
> > 
> > Please post it, thanks.
> >  
> > > 3) It appeared that when I tried the final 3.0.0 release, 
> > > that xenstored was
> > >    very sick.  I had a previous(20051116 snapshot) installed, 
> > > and the tdb file
> > >    was corrupted(sorta).  xenstore-list / shows to local 
> > > paths, but no vm nor
> > >    tools.  Removing the file 'fixed' this.  I'm not certain 
> > > exactly what
> > >    happend, tho.
> > 
> > It's possible that the install scripts should delete the database when
> > performing an upgrade. I don't think there have been any format changes
> > in a while, though.
> > 
> > > 5) I see it's not possible to have both a xen microkernel 
> > > that supports both
> > >    pae and non-pae.  For individuals who are compiling 
> > > themselves, that's
> > >    fine; they can select which they want.
> > 
> > Yep, no real way round that. Most users are already trained to this
> > thanks to it being a compile time option in Linux.
> >  
> > >    Also, what other options are available, that would require multiple
> > >    compiles?  Also, I don't see a concise list of what config 
> > > options I can
> > >    tweak for xen itself; the documentation is a bit poor in 
> > > that regard(pae
> > >    isn't even mentioned in the documentation; you have to 
> > > read a separate
> > >    README).
> > 
> > Having a debug/verbose build of xen is sometimes handy for debugging
> > things, but since debug builds are deliberatly combatitive its probably
> > not a good idea for production. 
> > 
> > Ian
> > 
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