Re: [Vserver] vserver patch for recent 2.6.16

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Sun 21 Jan 2007 - 11:41:01 GMT
Message-ID: <20070121114101.GB1109@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 10:41:47PM +0100, Markus Schuster wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm asking myself (and now you :)) if there's a linux-vserver patch
> available for a recent 2.6.16 kernel (like 2.6.16.37)?

nope, not really, as there was basically zero interest
for new versions of 'older' kernels ...

> My problem is the following: I use a vserver on XEN environment and
> XEN still builds on the 2.6.16 kernel in it's stable releases (even
> 3.0.4-1). I had no problems patching older 2.6.16 kernels with XEN and
> vserver, but with the more recent one, the latest available vserver
> patch for 2.6.16 (patch-2.6.16.20-vs2.0.2-rc22.diff) does not apply
> without dozens of rejects that I can't fix myself.

I take it that you are actually volunteering to test
such a kernel with and without Xen meshed in ...

> btw: I know about the Debian 2.6.18 kernels with XEN and vserver
> support, but starting from 2.6.18-3 up to 2.6.18-7 I had no change to
> get it running stable in my environment. Either XEN code oopses, or
> (if you manage to work around the XEN problem) vserver code oopses
> on shutdown of a vserver or the NFS server is showing a really wired
> behavior, or, or or....

you should definitely report those to the debian folks

> To make it short: The Debian kernel is currently not useable in the
> xen-vserver flavor. I relly hope they don't plan to release etch with
> this kernel...

well, somehow I have a feeling that wouldn't be the worst
case scenario for etch :)

best,
Herbert

> Regards,
> Markus
>
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