Re: [Xen-users] has 2.6.18 development stopped

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 04:25:17PM +0800, Teck Choon Giam wrote:
>    On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Abhishek Dixit <[1]abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx>
>    wrote:
> 
>       I want to know has the development of following kernel being stopped?
>      [2]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
>    ([3]http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps) it isn't claimed to
>    be very stable yet.
> 

linux-2.6.18-xen is not really developed anymore, it's kind of just maintained..

All the new development should be done against pvops kernels,
especially now when pvops xen dom0 support is included in upstream kernel.org 
Linux.

-- Pasi

> 
> 
>      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
> 
>    Visible links
>    1. mailto:abhidixit87@xxxxxxxxx
>    2. http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg
>    3. http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps

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