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Re: Fwd: Re: [Xen-users] has 2.6.18 development stopped

To: George Shuklin <george.shuklin@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [Xen-users] has 2.6.18 development stopped
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:22:21 +0200
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On Sun, Mar 06, 2011 at 06:15:03AM +0300, George Shuklin wrote:
>    Actually, as I understand, Xen 3.4 is used in XCP, and maintained
>    (bugfixes/security), but no new features added.
> 
>    Actually, I can say Xen 3.4 is most stable right now (I don't saw any hand
>    up many servers in product within last or this year, compare to Xen 4,
>    where I cough some hangs last summer).
> 

XCP is moving to Xen 4.1 hypervisor right now..
(dom0 kernel will be still 2.6.32 just like in xcp 1.0).

-- Pasi

>    -------- Original Message --------
> 
>    Subject: Re: [Xen-users] has 2.6.18 development stopped
>       Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:25:17 +0800
>       From: Teck Choon Giam [1]<giamteckchoon@xxxxxxxxx>
>         To: Abhishek Dixit [2]<abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx>
>         CC: [3]xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
>    On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Abhishek Dixit <[4]abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx>
>    wrote:
> 
>       I want to know has the development of following kernel being stopped?
>      [5]http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg
> 
>    If you visit the URL and see log (age)... there are changes two days ago.
>    So from this it isn't stopped and still under maintenance.  Unless PVOPS
>    kernel been well tested and claimed to be very stable but from wiki
>    ([6]http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps) it isn't claimed to
>    be very stable yet.
> 
> 
> 
>      If I am not mistaken to be able to use the above kernel I should be
>      using Gentoo patches and Xen-3 with it.
> 
>    Depends on whether you install from source or from vendor package
>    management.  The above kernel aka XenLinux suppose to work on any xen
>    versions 3 and 4 not just Xen version 3.  Xen version 3 as in 3.0.x or
>    3.3.x or 3.4.x or ... ...?  Anyway, from my understanding or reading from
>    past mails in xen-devel mailing list, xen version 3 is no longer under
>    maintenance.
> 
>    Someone correct me if I am wrong about any of the above.
> 
>    Thanks.
> 
>    Kindest regards,
>    Giam Teck Choon
> 
> References
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>    1. mailto:giamteckchoon@xxxxxxxxx
>    2. mailto:abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx
>    3. mailto:xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    4. mailto:abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx
>    5. http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg
>    6. http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps

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