[Fedora-xen] Xen version for Fedora 13

[Pasi Kärkkäinen]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 05:43:26PM +0300, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 08:55:15PM +0300, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 03:53:44PM +0300, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 12:33:21AM +0300, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 02:35:00PM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 01:20:49PM -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > > > > > Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> > > > > >> Hello,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Should we update Xen version to 4.0.0 (-rc7) for F13? All the new pvops 
> > > > > >> dom0 kernel trees require the new IOAPIC stuff from either Xen 3.4.3 or 
> > > > > >> 4.0.0 anyway.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> xen-4.0.0-rc7 src.rpm from M A Young seems to work OK for me:
> > > > > >> http://fedorapeople.org/~myoung/dom0/src/xen-4.0.0-0.5.rc7.fc12.src.rpm
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>   
> > > > > > If you don't update you are stuck with the problems in the old version.  
> > > > > > If you update now you have a path to a working version.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Xen 4.0.0 is expected to get final soon, so we could then update the final release
> > > > > >> for F13.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> What do you guys think?
> > > > > >>   
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Doesn't look like a hard choice here, the alternatives are patch 3.4.3  
> > > > > > to make it work right, or not get it in the release. I doubt it will get  
> > > > > > added if it isn't there to start, and patching obsolete code is pretty  
> > > > > > much a no-go, as well. Fedora is cutting edge, time to move.
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yeah, I agree.
> > > > > Xen 4.0.0-rc8 is the latest release now, and it's supposed to be the last rc..
> > > > > 
> > > > > Gerd: Would you like to update the Fedora xen rpm? 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Xen 4.0.0 has been released now.. so we definitely should update to it for F13.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Michael's src.rpm is available here:
> > > http://fedorapeople.org/~myoung/dom0/src/xen-4.0.0-0.7.fc12.src.rpm
> > > 
> > 
> > Michael: Are you able to do uploads/builds to F13? 
> > 
> 
> I'm re-sending this since I've had trouble with my email provider lately.. 
> I think this email didn't get through.
> 

Hmm.. I wonder if all the people here have put me into some auto-dev-null filter.. :)

What do you think guys? It would still be a good idea to update xen rpms to 4.0.0 for F13,
since that's pretty much required for the latest 2.6.32+ pvops dom0 kernels..

-- Pasi