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...rub2 https://salsa.debian.org/knorrie-guest/pvhgrub2 The first one, pvgrub2 is what we've been using since 2014. It's a simple debian package, which just build-depends on grub-xen... https://salsa.debian.org/knorrie-guest/pvgrub2/blob/debian/master/debian/control ...which provides a grub-mkstandalone that has -O x86_64-xen... https://salsa.debian.org/knorrie-guest/pvgrub2/blob/debian/master/Makefile ...so that the resulting package ends up containing a bunch of boot images that end up on the dom0s. Now, while trying to start doing the same for PVH, I just started by copying the build output...

...d use the following recipe to create those: git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/grub.git cd grub ./autogen.sh rm -rf foo/build mkdir -p foo/build cd foo/build ../../configure TARGET_LDFLAGS=-static --target=i386 --with-platform=xen_pvh make Now, I create a grub.cfg file and then... ./grub-mkstandalone --grub-mkimage=./grub-mkimage -o grub-i386-xen_pvh.bin -O i386-xen_pvh -d grub-core/ boot/grub/grub.cfg=grub.cfg ...I end up with something that I can use as kernel image for the Xen PVH virtual machine. ---- >8 ---- I tried a bit to find out how to change debian/rules in the grub packaging t...

...onal third option besides i386-xen and x86_64-xen? This would be the most convenient "upgrade path". If you want to switch to PVH, just change kernel line in the xen guest config file, and set type='pvh'. >> Now, I create a grub.cfg file and then... >> >> ./grub-mkstandalone --grub-mkimage=./grub-mkimage -o >> grub-i386-xen_pvh.bin -O i386-xen_pvh -d grub-core/ >> boot/grub/grub.cfg=grub.cfg >> >> ...I end up with something that I can use as kernel image for the Xen >> PVH virtual machine. > > Can you elaborate on what you mean by &...

This patch set should make it easier to maintain PV-GRUB2 installations. The general idea is based on discussions I had with Xen developers (mainly Ian Jackson) at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in May 2011; though I never did manage to get the core port done and Vladimir beat me to that, I think the configuration approach we discussed there is still valid and useful. The idea here is that people