Hi All, I''m working to install Xen with Ubuntu 9.10 and noticed during the build Xen 3.4.2 uses the Linux 2.6.18 kernel. Why? I would have expected it to be using a more recent kernel, and was just wondering why it''s not. Rez _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
I''m working to install Xen with Ubuntu 9.10 and noticed during the build Xen 3.4.2 uses the Linux 2.6.18 kernel. Why? I would have expected it to be using a more recent kernel, and was just wondering why it''s not. For a complete answer to this question I would take a look at the following: Video Interview with Jeremy Fitzhardinge on the merge of Xen Dom0 into latest Linux kernel - http://vimeo.com/6168143 Blog Posting on latest for Xen Dom0 and Linux kernel merge - http://blog.xen.org/index.php/2009/06/05/xenorg-and-linux-kernel-update/ Thanks. Stephen Spector _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:13 AM, N Kelly <toastsoon@shaw.ca> wrote:> Hi All, > I''m working to install Xen with Ubuntu 9.10 and noticed during the build Xen > 3.4.2 uses the Linux 2.6.18 kernel. Why? > > I would have expected it to be using a more recent kernel, and was just > wondering why it''s not.Take a look at the links that Stephen mentioned, and also http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenDom0Kernels and http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenParavirtOps. If you want newer kernel for dom0, you can use Jeremy''s pv_ops kernel or Suse''s forward-ported xen kernel. For domU, you can use one of those, or even vanilla kernel (stock Ubuntu 9.10 kernel should work as well) That being said, IMHO 2.6.18 is stilll the best kernel for xen so far in terms of stability and performance. To be specific, I use RHEL''s kernel-xen rpm. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users