Re: [Xen-users] Kernel Headers for Xen Kernel

[Marcus Brown <marcusbrutus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Olaf,

Olaf Grewe wrote:

> Hi Marcus,
>
> Thanks for taking the time to go through the post. Regarding your
> remarks:
>
> I´m using stable, mainly because a while ago a post came round that
> hiding PCI devices from dom0 isn´t working at the moment.
>
I'm using sid with xen-testing on my dom0 atm.
Hiding seems to works well.
# uptime
 22:32:00 up 5 days,  7:28,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
LOL ... OK, it's not doing much by the looks of it! :)

kernel          /xen-2.0-testing.gz dom0_mem=131072 root=/dev/hda3 ro
console=tty0 physdev_dom0_hide=(00:07.2)
module          /vmlinuz-2.6.11.12-xen0 root=/dev/hda3 ro console=tty0

My development server has a similar setup but uses modules and an initrd,
with root on LVM.

> The manpage gives both targets (kernel_headers, kernel-headers) as valid.
>
> Tried to toy around with the subarch - no luck.
>
> No luck either exporting ARCH=xen.
>
hmmm.

> When you start using make-kpkg, maybe the following observations might
> help: Installing the kernel-package that make-kpkg generated failed to
> update grub´s menu.lst. The kernel is also named such that it won´t be
> recognized by grub-update. As I don´t have physical access to the
> machine I´m using, I haven´t tried the new kernel yet. However I used
> it to boot a domU and that worked just fine.
>
I've noticed some strange Debian-related naming conventions for kernels
and initrds
when using make-kpkg ... I'll keep an eye on it next time I do a batch.

> Again, thanks for looking into it, I´d be interested to see how your
> make-kpkg experience turns out.
>     Olaf
>
I'm about to upgrade the server (long story), so I'll have a chance to
do this soon.
I hope to be able to make kernel packages on my workstation and copy them to
the server for intstall.
I'll post results.

> On Aug 2, 2005, at 3:32 AM, Marcus Brown wrote:
>
>> Hi Olaf,
>>
>> Olaf wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> My apologies for posting this question on this list but I figured that
>>> the Debian aficionados on this list might be more familiar with the
>>> issue than the general Debian user. As for the question itself, it
>>> most likely will attest more to my lack of knowledge than any issue
>>> with Xen.
>>>
>>> Ok, here we go: How do I generate the source header files for a
>>> 2.6.11 kernel patched with Xen 2.0.6?
>>>
>>> Some background: I´m trying to compile a few special modules (ibmsmb,
>>> for the IBM Director Agent, and zaphfc, for HFC-based ISDN cards, in
>>> case anyone is interested) and their Makefiles assume the presence of
>>> kernel source header files in case they are build against a 2.6
>>> kernel. That is, some meaningful code in /lib/modules/`uname
>>> -r`/build/include/linux...
>>>
>>> I´m using the unstable packages kernel-source-2.6.11 and the
>>> kernel-patch-xen to generate the source tree. I also copied the
>>> .config from the xen0 directory created when downloading the xen 2.0.6
>>> source distribution. Trying to build a kernel package using
>>>
>>> make-kpkg --added patches=xen --config=menuconfig --arch=xen
>>> --subarch=xen --revision=xenserver.0.1 kernel-image
>>>
>>> works just fine (but I should admit that I haven´t tried that kernel)
>>> and generates a Debian kernel package in /usr/src. However trying the
>>> same with
>>>
>>> make-kpkg --added patches=xen --config=menuconfig --arch=xen
>>> --subarch=xen --revision=xenserver.0.1 kernel-image kernel_headers
>>>
>>> still generates only the kernel-package.
>>>
>>> Doing just a
>>>
>>> make-kpkg kernel_headers
>>>
>>> is successful in creating a kernel-headers package but I´m wondering
>>> if that´s then for the right architecture.
>>>
>>> At this point I´m well willing to do away with the luxury of Debian
>>> packages if only I could compile the darn modules. Hence the broad
>>> question about _any_ way to generate the header files. If there´s a
>>> neat way to generate a Debian package, that would be to good to be
>>> true. I should also mention that I´d appreciate any not so subtle hint
>>> what I´m missing here.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>     Olaf
>>
>>
>> I've been using Debian for my Xen, but I'm afraid I haven't played with
>> the idea of making packages yet.
>> The way I've been doing it is
>>     - download and unpack the xen branch of choice (currently using
>> testing),
>>     - install the appropriate kernel source using apt-get (ie.
>> Debianised kernel source)
>>     - copy the source file into /usr/src/xen
>>     - do a 'make dist'
>>     - cd to ./linux-2.6.xx-domU and do a 'make ARCH=xen menuconfig'
>>     - repeat 'make dist'
>>     - copy kernel/modules/... from ./dist/install/ to destination
>>
>> There's probably a proper way of doing it, but this works for me. I
>> actually use a
>> number of different kernels depending on the task of the domU, so I've
>> modified
>> the KERNEL statement in my Makefile and added extra make scripts in
>> ./buildconfigs
>> for each kernel.
>>
>> Once I get my new Xen-based server going (I've decided the old one is
>> too inefficient
>> with both drive space and ram, etc) I too will be looking into make-kpkg
>> to simplify (?)
>> upgrades and maintenance.
>>
>> I'm not sure why your headers don't build, but perhaps you could try:
>>     - kernel-headers instead of kernel_headers? (stab in dark:))
>>     - remove the subarch stanza? (necessary?)
>>     - export ARCH as an environment variable before make?
>>     - OK, I've got no idea :)
>>
>> Marcus.
>>
>>
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