Thx all, Yes, it does look then like kernel-xen is required for both Dom0 and DomU for the kernels openSUSE/SUSE currently provides.
Tony On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Jim Fehlig <[email protected]> wrote: > Tony Su wrote: >> Additional information selecting kernels for use in Xen (Dom0 or DomU) >> http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_Kernel_Feature_Matrix >> > > That is upstream documentation. Distros may be configured differently. > >> Unless I am misunderstanding the information on this official source >> - All modern implementations of Xen features for DomU is now >> implemented through the pvops framework. >> - The pvops framework is part of the mainline Linux kernel. >> > > Right. > >> This suggests that a special kernel-xen is not needed for DomU and >> supports all current documented features. >> > > The pvops kernel is missing features wrt to the xenified kernel. SUSE > is actively working on closing the feature gap and moving to pvops, but > currently we still use the xenified kernel (kernel-xen). > >> So, maybe kernel-xen used for DomU would be just another choice to >> avoid possible issues in another kernel choice but not necessarily >> recommended? >> > > It's not only recommended, but required in a PV VM. kernel-default, > which currently doesn't have pvops enabled, wont boot in a PV VM. > > Regards, > Jim > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] To contact the owner, e-mail: [email protected]
