[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] Xen with dom0 pvops on ultra-recent "git tip" kernel on x86_64
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 09:28:59PM +0100, Christophe Saout wrote: > Hi Marc, > > > > I am very excited to see that dom0 pvops is finally coming close to > > > working, so I wanted to give it a try. > > > > > > >From the description it was not clear to me which kernel to chose as > > > base for the patches.hg, so I took the latest (that was ~ 2 weeks ago) > > > kernel on git.kernel.org I could find (post-2.6.28 git tip at that > > > point). > > > > > Just follow the instructions on this wiki page: > > > > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps > > > > You could also search the Archives of xen-devel beginning around > > November 2008 for more > > informations... > > Yes, I followed those instruction (or at least I believe I did). It is > however not specific as to which kernel version from the "tip.git" to > use as base for applying the patches. I mean, that is not really my > problem, I got everything applied and have a compiling kernel. It just > doesn't boot (or at least doesn't get as far as for instance Pasi and > his experiments). > pv_ops dom0 patches are currently for 2.6.28-rc8. I think and hope Jeremy will update them when he gets back from his vacation next week. > Actually, I am not really interested in getting a working kernel (I know > that there are still some pieces missing), so this is purely academical > and for testing. Since the patches are supposed to be merged soon (at > least I got the impression that was the plan) I though I was going to > join the testing effort. And at this point they are supposed to sort of > work on any bleeding edge kernel, right? So I took one. > > I could have gone back in the history and take something around > 2.6.28-rc8 (which seemed to have worked for others), but then they were > using x86_32 and I am testing x86_64, if I see correctly. So my > question was mostly if this had seen some testing at all, is supposed to > work, and if it is, did I miss something. In any case, this is the > result of my testing. :-) > I think some people have been trying x86-64 too, with similar results than me and others on x86-32. > I also forward-ported a few things to the latest version a few hours > ago, including some changes in xen-iommu.c to follow the dma_ops merging > thing in the tip head. > Nice. I also just noticed there are some new patches in http://xenbits.xen.org/paravirt_ops/patches.hg/ "Fixes for PAE swiotlb with Becky's patches." Maybe I should try and see if those make any difference. > I managed to get the native XEN port for 2.6.27 from the other hg > booting on my notebook, I'll try to see if my pvops kernel works as > DomU. > It should :) -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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