RE: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-29 Thread Dietmar Maurer
Locally, you could simply comment out the double definition for now. Yes, that will work. Many thanks for the fast help! Is native_read_tsc the only conflict with hardy's kernel? yes. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe kvm in the body of a message to

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-29 Thread Jan Kiszka
Dietmar Maurer wrote: Locally, you could simply comment out the double definition for now. Yes, that will work. Many thanks for the fast help! Is native_read_tsc the only conflict with hardy's kernel? yes. Then you may want to have a look at [1]. If you want to test it, apply that

RE: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-28 Thread Dietmar Maurer
This release has been tested on x86 down to host kernel 2.6.27 and builds down to 2.6.24. Building against older kernels is expected to be broken, but if anyone provides patches to fix it, I'm open to merge them. I am still not able to build with our 2.6.24 kernel. ./sync -v

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-28 Thread Jan Kiszka
Dietmar Maurer wrote: This release has been tested on x86 down to host kernel 2.6.27 and builds down to 2.6.24. Building against older kernels is expected to be broken, but if anyone provides patches to fix it, I'm open to merge them. I am still not able to build with our 2.6.24 kernel.

RE: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-28 Thread Dietmar Maurer
. Oktober 2009 12:55 To: Dietmar Maurer Cc: kvm Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5 Dietmar Maurer wrote: This release has been tested on x86 down to host kernel 2.6.27 and builds down to 2.6.24. Building against older kernels is expected to be broken, but if anyone provides patches

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-28 Thread Jan Kiszka
Dietmar Maurer wrote: So I can simply skip 'make sync'? The release tarball contains all required sources (as described, they were obtained from 2.6.31.5). So you do have to sync, So I need to run 'make sync'? Ouch. Of course I meant you do *not* have to sync. Practically, there is no

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-28 Thread Jan Kiszka
Dietmar Maurer wrote: Well, we use the ubuntu tree: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy.git;a=summary They have a few more patches applied:

RE: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-28 Thread Dietmar Maurer
Do you know if there is anything to tell this ubuntu-patched kernel apart from a vanilla version? If so, we could adjust the check in x86/external-module-compat.h to avoid this breakage. no, not really Locally, you could simply comment out the double definition for now. Yes, that will

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-28 Thread Jan Kiszka
Dietmar Maurer wrote: Do you know if there is anything to tell this ubuntu-patched kernel apart from a vanilla version? If so, we could adjust the check in x86/external-module-compat.h to avoid this breakage. no, not really OK, but I think I have a plan B. The next kvm-kmod release should

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-27 Thread Jan Kiszka
Alexander Graf wrote: On 26.10.2009, at 18:26, Jan Kiszka wrote: This package contains the kvm external modules, using the sources from latest stable Linux release 2.6.31.5. It can be used to update the kernel-side support of kvm without upgrading the host kernel. This release has been

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-27 Thread Avi Kivity
On 10/27/2009 10:25 AM, Jan Kiszka wrote: Wanted to attach this information to the tarball as well, but sourceforge's FRS is still in a almost completely broken state. Sigh. It can be done - upload the changelog file, make it as a changelog, and then go to the tarball and link the newly

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-27 Thread Jan Kiszka
Avi Kivity wrote: On 10/27/2009 10:25 AM, Jan Kiszka wrote: Wanted to attach this information to the tarball as well, but sourceforge's FRS is still in a almost completely broken state. Sigh. It can be done - upload the changelog file, make it as a changelog, and then go to the

[ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-26 Thread Jan Kiszka
This package contains the kvm external modules, using the sources from latest stable Linux release 2.6.31.5. It can be used to update the kernel-side support of kvm without upgrading the host kernel. This release has been tested on x86 down to host kernel 2.6.27 and builds down to 2.6.24.

Re: [ANNOUNCE] kvm-kmod-2.6.31.5

2009-10-26 Thread Alexander Graf
On 26.10.2009, at 18:26, Jan Kiszka wrote: This package contains the kvm external modules, using the sources from latest stable Linux release 2.6.31.5. It can be used to update the kernel-side support of kvm without upgrading the host kernel. This release has been tested on x86 down to host