[kernel-xen] kernel-xen-3.11.1-1 currently building for release.

Steven Haigh netwiz at crc.id.au
Sun Sep 15 01:08:44 EST 2013


Hi Joe,

It is not a requirement to use this kernel in both Dom0 and DomU. The
old DomU kernels will happily chug away as always.

The new features introduced in 3.11 will only be available if this
kernel-xen package is installed on both the DomU and Dom0.

On 15/09/13 01:05, Joe Fialkowski wrote:
> Steve, earlier when this was in testing, you mentioned the Dom0 and Domu
> both needed to be running this kernel. Is that still the case? I know I
> have clients running older kernels in thier DomU. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Joe Fialkowski
> ZoomCloud.net
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> 
> On September 14, 2013 at 10:59:16 AM, Steven Haigh (netwiz at crc.id.au) wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Kernel 3.11.1 has been pushed as stable now. I've updated the initial
>> testing package to 3.11.1 and am building it for release after no
>> initial testing issues.
>>
>> There is one small change in behaviour. The kernel-xen package can now
>> be used in both the Dom0, DomU or baremetal installs. This is a benefit
>> as in some cases there can be a large performance increase when using
>> 3.11 on both Dom0 and DomU due to improvements in Xen drivers.
>>
>> This means that for new installs, to guarantee a correct install, xen
>> and kernel-xen should be installed in separate stages.
>>
>> I have updated the install guide to reflect this:
>> http://xen.crc.id.au/support/guides/install/
>>
>> Current Changelogs for 3.11.x:
>> * Sun Sep 15 2013 Steven Haigh <netwiz at crc.id.au> - 3.11.1-1
>> - Update to inital stable release 3.11.1
>> - Full Changelog:
>> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.1
>>
>> * Fri Sep 06 2013 Steven Haigh <netwiz at crc.id.au> - 3.11.0-2
>> - Add check for /boot/xen.gz symlink to avoid adding hypervisor lines to
>> a DomU
>> or baremetal install.
>>
>> * Thu Sep 05 2013 Steven Haigh <netwiz at crc.id.au> - 3.11.0-1
>> - Initial update to kernel 3.11.

-- 
Steven Haigh

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