[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] disable kernel build in Xen build system / Xen dom0 kernel versions
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 01:57:41PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote: > On Fri, Sep 10, George Dunlap wrote: > > > I think it's a good idea for the Xen build system not to include a > > dom0 kernel. However, it's not very clear to a newcomer how to > > actually get a kernel. The xen.org download page has no links at all > > to anything kernel-related. There is a page on the wiki: > > > > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels > > > > However, the list is gigantic -- extremely intimidating. And there's > > no generic version of the "classic" kernel; they're all branded XCP, > > XCI, Novell, &c. > > > > I think the Right Thing to do (given an ideal world), until pvops dom0 > > gets sufficiently upstreamed, is for xen.org to maintain two stable > > releases: a reasonably stable pvops branch for the more adventurous, > > and a classic xen port for the more conservative. > > George, > > I second that. The first time I looked at this page all it caused was > confusion. It gives the impression of "there is no upstream". If we > could get some sort of reference where all the fixes go, that would help > alot. > I would help out with maintaining such a tree. > Yeah, the XenDom0Kernels wiki page has gotten pretty unclear. I guess for users, at the moment, the two 'main' kernels that are maintained and bugfixed by xen.org are: - pvops xen/stable-2.6.32.x - xenlinux xcp/xenserver 2.6.32.x I can try to clear up the wiki page if we can agree on what to write there :) -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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