[Pkg-xen-devel] Re: [Pkg-xen-changes] r48 - trunk/debian

[Ralph Passgang]

Am Donnerstag, 23. Februar 2006 13:25 schrieb Guido Trotter:
[...]
> +* About the kernel:
> +
> +   Unfortunately for now we cannot provide precompiled Linux Kernels with
> the +   xen patch applied and configured to work in a Domain 0 or in an
> unprivileged +   domain. The only thing we can give you is the patch, which
> is included in +   the linux-patch-xen package.  You are expected to
> install this package, +   download a 2.6.12 kernel from kernel.org (this is
> the version supported by +   xen right now. The patch will make it a
> 2.6.12.6+xen kernel) and roll your +   own kernel.
> +
> +   After you've done so you can add a section similar to this one to your
> +   /boot/grub/menu.lst file in order to boot your xen system. (Only grub
> is +   supported on Xen systems, if you're a LILO fan we're sorry, there's
> no way +   you can use Xen without switching, and probably there will never
> be) +
> +   title           Debian Xen+GNU/Linux
> +   root            (hd0,0)
> +   kernel          /boot/xen.gz dom0_mem=256M
> +   module          /boot/xen-linux-2.6.12.6xeno003 root=/dev/sda1 ro
> console=tty0 mem=256M +   boot

You don't need this "dom0_mem=" and "mem=" settings in the menu.lst anymore. 
xen3 handels dom0 memory automaticly if these settings are not used.

it will give the dom0 all available memory and will balloon out memory for 
domUs when needed (up to the memory limit that is set 
in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp).

but the rest of the manual is very good, so good work!

--Ralph