Xen users - Mar 2006 - Versions dilemma: xen 3.0 for custom-2.6.9 on EM64T.

Dear All,
I have been trying to get a custom kernel 2.6.9 patched for xen-3. My 
kernel is a custom build from RHE4, which is based on linux2.6.9. I am 
trying to get it build for EM64T (x86_64)  Intel processors. I have 
tried with several versions of xen2.0 as well as xen-source 3.0 , with 
no success.

I came to an understanding that I must use xen3.0 to be able to have my 
custom DomU running on Xen0 on x84_64. However, I understand xen 3.0 is 
designed to patch 2.6.11 and .12.  When I use xen3 mkbuild for 2.6.9, I 
get all sort of compile error on building. Most of the errors are about 
new symbols that are not defined in 2.6.9 but were introduced for 
2.6.11-12. Therefore, It does not seem that this is the correct approach.
I only need DomU of my custom kernel to run on the already running 
2.6.12-dom0.

Please advise me on which versions I should use with my kernel. Is my 
understanding of having to use xen3 for EM64T correct. Was anybody 
successful in patching 2.6.9-kernels with xen3?
Thank you for your reply in advance,
Lamia Youseff


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On Tuesday 07 March 2006 03:22, Lamia M.Youseff wrote:
> Please advise me on which versions I should use with my kernel. Is my
> understanding of having to use xen3 for EM64T correct. Was anybody
> successful in patching 2.6.9-kernels with xen3?
> Thank you for your reply in advance,
> Lamia Youseff
>
I don''t think there''s a way to run 2.6.9 kernels with xen
without rewriting
major portions of the xen patch.

Since you''re loosing your redhat support by using a self-patched, 
self-compiled kernel anyways, why not simply use 2.6.12 ?

/Ernst

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