Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-virtual
I am using Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 inside a Xen 4 domU with the linux-virtual
kernel, which is recommended for that purpose. Xen allows for the
configuration of the domU's network device(s) via its configuration
files in dom0, IP, netmask, hostname etc. can be set there. these
settings are then handed over to the kernel of the domU at creation
time. On previous installs (with a self-compiled kernel) the domU's eth0
was then brought up automagically with the correct settings, without the
need to touch e.g. /etc/network/interfaces on the domU's disk
beforehand.
This is a very clean way of keeping the domU's settings together in one
file and makes using generic domU images possible (ideally with an
upgradeable stock linux-virtual kernel). However, this doesn't work as
supposed, since CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set in the linux-virtual kernel
configuration. Since the linux-virtual kernel is just there to be used
in VMs, I reckon this option should be set anyways in this kernel.
** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: kernel virtual vm xen
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/720644
Title:
linux-virtual kernel does not allow network configuration via kernel
command line
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