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Re: [Xen-users] Xen 4.0 Custom kernels

To: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen 4.0 Custom kernels
From: Net Warrior <netwarrior863@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 14:38:40 -0300
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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.

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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