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Re: [Xen-devel] Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN

To: "Tupshin Harper" <tupshin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Porting 2.6.2 linux kernel to XEN
From: sm229534@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:25:36 -0400 (EDT)
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I'm aware of 2.6.2's flaws and in many ways that's an advantage since I'm
running a tracing tool on that kernel. The more unsecure it is the more
exploits I can run on it. Porting that kernel tracing tool to 2.6.10 would
simply take too much time.
Once again any pointers or advice are greatly needed

Sam


> sm229534@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I need to port a 2.6.2 kernel to the Xen architecture, since there aren't
>>any patches or sparse tree for kernels below 2.6.9 I'd like to know why ?
>>And also wether that endeavor has been attempted before?
>>
>>In any case pointers, Help, Advice would be greatly useful. I would like
>>to end up with something like linux-2.6.2-xen-sparse.
>>
>>Please Help
>>
>>
>>Sam
>>
> It would very likely be easier to forward port, or otherwise fix
> whatever issues are preventing you from running a recent kernel than it
> would be to back port xen to something so old. Also, should you really
> be comfortable running a kernel that has many known bugs and security
> vulnerabilities that have been fixed in the last 14 months?
>
> -Tupshin
>



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