Re: [vserver] repository for current debian vserver kernel packages

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Wed 24 Oct 2012 - 01:16:50 BST
Message-ID: <20121024001650.GA3732@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 04:27:16PM +0200, Christian Recktenwald wrote:
> Hi folks,

> facing debian discontinuing linux vserver kernel packets we thought of
> building kernels ourselves - resp. let them get built automatically.

> We came up with a tool, that
> - determines
> - kernel source code version
> - vserver patch code version
> - downloads them
> - applies the vserver patch
> - applies a .config from the last build
> - runs "make oldconfig" and acknowleges the proposed defaults
> - compiles the kernel
> - builds the kernel-package
> - sets up a virtual machine using kvm and squeeze
> - install the new kernel package
> - runs some tests
> - boot
> - check ip connectivity
> - create lvm2 pv, vg, lv
> - more to come (iptables, ...)
> - builds a meta package for easy updating
> - uploads the packages to our repository

> So, if basic tests fail, no kernel packages are provided.
> We are very well aware of the pitfalls this simple process
> may include and so should you :-)

sounds good, please let us know if one of the builds or
basic tests fails.

thanks,
Herbert

> /etc/apt/sources.list
> deb http://ftp.lihas.de/lihas-kernel/ stable main

> $APT-TOOL install linux-image-3.4-vserver-amd64

> Currently this service is provided for kernel 3.4

> Further plans include automatic builds of util-vserver,
> drbd-utils, improved tests, other kernel versions
> and, last but not least, general improvements.

> Please direct questions and suggestions to

> kernel@lihas.de

> - chris

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Received on Wed Oct 24 01:16:58 2012

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