From owner-freebsd-virtualization@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 28 15:21:23 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F423F22; Tue, 28 May 2013 15:21:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from outbackdingo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-x229.google.com (mail-ob0-x229.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::229]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E0AF200; Tue, 28 May 2013 15:21:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f169.google.com with SMTP id up14so2731431obb.14 for ; Tue, 28 May 2013 08:21:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=xPio3IJVaVY6s+Qwj4M56F5c7VWlzuT0VWXOERhJuEs=; b=Ht02x/SllwFrhBg9lfNPLC6mxvv+1tYU+fvf9/Ng7O4Q4YOML5tRcHvIPWlPWqZzHY vYdW7NiBhYPDFqeQYM/+X3DKQXLtG5NBR6RXk2hh5S3Xr6lir68wiDhXk8KJGxf7l4wY nT0X36xja+u3MRMFNcMrtRgHv6hUB1AINvHM5eSlHETfVvhEEWSLTZcbIWX78G3UM7F4 2Fbrqkl4jzZ4aoV41mqtpbLIoLz4GI2nOKBwHKMvGZo5yEBYdHDzvcKAOkJYZIMHHp7H HIWVvWOPVCV6W+Q3qYMm6d3IHNuWgTvuGzJ+3JFCWElaQYgNseCGoCQZCSDDAzdlFfeD 19cQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.118.42 with SMTP id kj10mr20822987obb.99.1369754482743; Tue, 28 May 2013 08:21:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.76.152.225 with HTTP; Tue, 28 May 2013 08:21:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <519131D8.9010307@citrix.com> <647F6650-AEED-4784-8A45-98324860EE0A@dckd.nl> <519E1A0C.3070609@citrix.com> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 11:21:22 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD PVHVM call for testing From: Outback Dingo To: Craig Rodrigues Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: "freebsd-xen@freebsd.org" , "xen-users@lists.xen.org" , xen-devel , "freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of various virtualization techniques FreeBSD supports." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 15:21:23 -0000 On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Craig Rodrigues wr= ote: > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 6:30 AM, Roger Pau Monn=E9 >wrote: > > > On 23/05/13 15:20, Jeroen van der Ham wrote: > > > > > > On 13 May 2013, at 20:32, Roger Pau Monn=E9 > wrote: > > >> Also, I've created a wiki page that explains how to set up a FreeBSD > > >> PVHVM for testing: > > >> > > >> http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Testing_FreeBSD_PVHVM > > > > > > > > > You mention on that page that it is easier to install on 10.0-CURRENT > > snapshots. > > > What are the issues with installing this on 9.1? Is it possible? > > > > I don't think it is recommended to use a HEAD (10) kernel with a 9.1 > > userland. You can always install a 9.1 and then do a full update with > > the source on my repository. > > > > > Actually in FreeBSD, it is possible to run an older userland on a newer > kernel, > and a lot of effort is spent in preserving this type of backwards > compatibility. > So a 9.1 userland with a 10 kernel will work. > However, running a newer userland on an older kernel is not guaranteed to > work. > So running a 10 userland with a 9.1 kernel will most likely not work. > > However, since you guys are doing very cutting edge stuff with 10-CURRENT= , > it is better that you do not waste time with 9.1. > > I recommend you start with a 10.0 CURRENT snapshot ISO and go from there. > I am going through a similar setup exercise with a Google Summer of Code > student > where he needs to have a latest CURRENT system running in a VM. > > I wrote this blog post: > > > http://blogs.freebsdish.org/rodrigc/2013/05/24/setting-up-a-vm-for-doing-= gsoc-work/ > > for the steps how to do it. You can follow those steps to get bootstrapp= ed > with a working environment if it helps you out. > > Good luck. > > Any chance this will be backported to 9.X or 9-STABLE at least ?? > -- > Craig > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >