Xen devel - Aug 2012 - Xen port for MIPS

Hi all,

I want to port Xen for MIPS64 architecture as my MS thesis. My strategy
is that to know (some how) what are changes required to make a kernel into 
xen enabled kernel for x86 and try to change accordingly MIPS portion of the
code.
Now I have two issues over here
1) The above strategy is for xen enabled kernel but have no clear picture for
Xen hypervisor.
2) I''m currently working on 2.6.18 xenlinux. Why I''m not using
the current version because 
newer kernels are using pv_ops. and there is no such interface exist for MIPS(
considering that 
I''m following X86). I know my knowledge is very limited in case of
pv_ops.

So anybody can guide me what should be correct strategy? and can I use newer
kernel (any thing having version >= 2.6.26) and xen-unstable but avoiding
pv_ops as well?
we are two members in the team. Any guess how much time it will take?  

>>> On 31.08.12 at 07:59, maheen butt <maheen_butt26@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I want to port Xen for MIPS64 architecture as my MS thesis. My strategy
> is that to know (some how) what are changes required to make a kernel into 
> xen enabled kernel for x86 and try to change accordingly MIPS portion of
the
> code.
> Now I have two issues over here
> 1) The above strategy is for xen enabled kernel but have no clear picture 
> for Xen hypervisor.
> 2) I''m currently working on 2.6.18 xenlinux. Why I''m not
using the current
> version because 
> newer kernels are using pv_ops. and there is no such interface exist for 
> MIPS( considering that 
> I''m following X86). I know my knowledge is very limited in case of
pv_ops.
> 
> So anybody can guide me what should be correct strategy? and can I use
newer
> kernel (any thing having version >= 2.6.26) and xen-unstable but
avoiding
> pv_ops as well?
> we are two members in the team. Any guess how much time it will take?  
According to a presentation on the summit earlier this week, such
a port already exists.

Jan