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RE: [Xen-users] Kernel 2.6.15.4 and Xen

To: "Mark Turner" <mark@xxxxxxxx>, xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Kernel 2.6.15.4 and Xen
From: "Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:12:27 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Mark Turner
> Sent: 02 March 2006 15:58
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Mark Turner
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Kernel 2.6.15.4 and Xen
> 
> On 2 Mar 2006, at 15:31, Petersson, Mats wrote:
> > Is this a Xen supplied linux.tar.bz2 or a generic (e.g. from 
> > kernel.org etc)?
> 
>  From kernel.org.
> 
> > You still need a patch from the Xen to apply to the 
> standard kernel. 
> > In the Xen distribution, you'll find a patch-2.6.16-rc4.bz2 for 
> > example, which is the patch for the latest(ish) Xen & kernel. You'd 
> > need a
> > 2.6.15
> > patch for the 2.6.15 kernel, of course.
> >
> > This obviously applies also for kernel 2.6.12 for example, 
> so nothing 
> > changed here, although the format of the patch was more 
> like a patch 
> > directory structure (.../patches/linux-2.6.12/* for example).
> 
> In http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/downloads/xen-3.0-
> testing-src.tgz I see patches for 2.6.12.
> 
> Are patches available for other kernel versions, i.e. 
> 2.6.15.4? If not, maybe I'd be better using a Xen-supplied 
> kernel source tarball.

There are patches for other kernel sources, but you'd have to look up
which ones are in which changeset. I think 2.6.15 is in 3.0.1 - but I
could have that wrong. 

Xen-supplied linux is probably the easiest solution. 

--
Mats
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark.
> 
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