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On Apr 10, 2012 7:15 AM, "Hacking Network Solutions - Gentoo List |
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Subscriptions" <gentoo.lists@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Mon, 2012-04-09 at 19:32 +0300, Konstantin wrote: |
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> > What kernel versions are you using for Dom0? Today I've tried to use |
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> > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.2.12 and couldn't find any backend driver |
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> > support. Am I missed something? ;) |
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> Hi Konstantin, |
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> I use Xen with Gentoo for both Dom0 and DomU. |
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> The back-end driver support is well hidden in the menus, |
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> Device Drivers ---> Xen driver support ---> Backend driver support |
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> is required to show them. |
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> I have attached a working .config 3.2.12 for your convenience. |
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> My company also maintains a (still unfinished and now slightly out of |
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> date unfortunately, but it is on my list of things to update) document |
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> related to using Xen with Gentoo here: |
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> http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deployment/xen/index.xml |
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OMG! You're working there? Hats off to you guys, and max respect! |
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I would never be able to deploy my Gentoo infrastructure had I not read |
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this : |
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http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deployment/buildserver/index.xml |
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> We also maintain ebuilds for the 4.0.2 branch of Xen in our overlay, |
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> which can be installed with layman (hacking-gentoo). |
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> Maybe this will be of some help, I hope so - if you have any problems |
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> with Xen feel free to ask me. |
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> If you have any issues with the docs/ebuilds please email me off list. |
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Not an issue, just an honest question: Does having Gentoo as Dom0 |
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significantly improve performance? |
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Rgds, |
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