Re: [Xen-users] differences between Para-Virtualization and Full-Virtualization?

Nico Kadel-Garcia
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:50:14 -0000

thewird wrote:
> How would one go about compiling his own compatible kernel on the
> guest OS? What needs to be done to the kernel.
Ooff. It''s like fixing your own brakes Not too painful if
you''ve gotten
some practice, but I don''t recommend it as a first step, because a
mistake can be nasty indeed.

You''re probably much safer using one built by people comfortable with
it, such as the CentOS/RHEL operating systems with Xen kernels built in,
or the Debian Xen packages, and then reviewing their source packages to
see what the packages and patches involved are. There are patches needed
on top of the standard Linux or Solaris or BSD kernels.

There is some documentation in the Xen software tarballs, at
Sourceforge.net and www.xensource.com.