Hi,
We have a requirement that we need to run multiple linux OSes on a
multi-core powerpc platform.
It seems that Xen does not support the architecture anymore. The mailing list
for the architecture does not exist.
I am new to virtual environment, can someone send pointer on why Xen does not
support PPC? What are the alternatives
for the architecture?
Kallol
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Kallol Biswas writes ("[Xen-devel] Xen on PPC
Platform"):> We have a requirement that we need to run multiple linux OSes on
> a multi-core powerpc platform.
> It seems that Xen does not support the architecture anymore. The
> mailing list for the architecture does not exist.
Indeed.
> I am new to virtual environment, can someone send pointer on why Xen
> does not support PPC? What are the alternatives for the
> architecture?
No-one stepped up to maintain and develop the ppc port.
Ian.
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Ok. It seems that we can avoid porting Xen to newer PPC platforms. Kallol Biswas NucleoDyne Systems, Inc. 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014 408-725-7527 kallol@nucleodyne.com> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:24:57 +0000 > To: rumni@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform > From: Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com > CC: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > > Kallol Biswas writes ("[Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform"): > > We have a requirement that we need to run multiple linux OSes on > > a multi-core powerpc platform. > > It seems that Xen does not support the architecture anymore. The > > mailing list for the architecture does not exist. > > Indeed. > > > I am new to virtual environment, can someone send pointer on why Xen > > does not support PPC? What are the alternatives for the > > architecture? > > No-one stepped up to maintain and develop the ppc port. > > Ian. > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel_______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Sorry read the previous reply as ".... we can not avoid porting Xen to newer PPC platforms.". May be we should start from version 3.2 that supported PPC. Any input on how we should start is welcome. Kallol Biswas NucleoDyne Systems, Inc. 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014 408-725-7527 kallol@nucleodyne.com From: rumni@hotmail.com To: ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com CC: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com; kallol@nucleodyne.com Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:57:54 -0800 Ok. It seems that we can avoid porting Xen to newer PPC platforms. Kallol Biswas NucleoDyne Systems, Inc. 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014 408-725-7527 kallol@nucleodyne.com> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:24:57 +0000 > To: rumni@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform > From: Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com > CC: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > > Kallol Biswas writes ("[Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform"): > > We have a requirement that we need to run multiple linux OSes on > > a multi-core powerpc platform. > > It seems that Xen does not support the architecture anymore. The > > mailing list for the architecture does not exist. > > Indeed. > > > I am new to virtual environment, can someone send pointer on why Xen > > does not support PPC? What are the alternatives for the > > architecture? > > No-one stepped up to maintain and develop the ppc port. > > Ian. > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel_______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 11:06:22AM -0800, Kallol Biswas wrote:> Sorry read the previous reply as ".... we can not avoid porting Xen to > newer PPC platforms.". > > May be we should start from version 3.2 that supported PPC. Any input on > how we should start is welcome. >Check this out: http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/XenCommonProblems#head-e07d87697b068924a68b271b09993aae573a3160 It has some links about Xen on PPC. -- Pasi> Kallol Biswas > NucleoDyne Systems, Inc. > 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd > Cupertino, CA 95014 > 408-725-7527 > kallol@nucleodyne.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: rumni@hotmail.com > To: ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com > CC: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com; kallol@nucleodyne.com > Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:57:54 -0800 > > Ok. It seems that we can avoid porting Xen to newer PPC platforms. > > Kallol Biswas > NucleoDyne Systems, Inc. > 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd > Cupertino, CA 95014 > 408-725-7527 > kallol@nucleodyne.com > > > > Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:24:57 +0000 > > To: rumni@hotmail.com > > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform > > From: Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com > > CC: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > > > > Kallol Biswas writes ("[Xen-devel] Xen on PPC Platform"): > > > We have a requirement that we need to run multiple linux OSes on > > > a multi-core powerpc platform. > > > It seems that Xen does not support the architecture anymore. The > > > mailing list for the architecture does not exist. > > > > Indeed. > > > > > I am new to virtual environment, can someone send pointer on why Xen > > > does not support PPC? What are the alternatives for the > > > architecture? > > > > No-one stepped up to maintain and develop the ppc port. > > > > Ian. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-devel mailing list > > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel> _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel_______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Kallol Biswas writes ("RE: [Xen-devel] Xen on PPC
Platform"):> Sorry read the previous reply as ".... we can not avoid porting Xen
> to newer PPC platforms.".
We would certainly welcome back the ppc port.
> May be we should start from version 3.2 that supported PPC. Any
> input on how we should start is welcome.
Much has changed since 3.2. It''s probably worth reading the code for
the i386/amd64/ia64 code in xen-unstable and seeing what you need to
do, roughly, and using the old 3.2 port as a kit of possibly-wrong
parts.
Ian.
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