Hi Luke, > > we are using Linux-VServer [1] as lightweight virtualization solution. > > While Debian provides a vserver kernel flavour Ubuntu does not. > > > > I have therefore build Ubuntu kernel images for our personal use since > > Feisty. I would like to see these packages integrated into universe if > > possible at all. > > How many kernel variants do you have per architecture? Have you also > considered basing your kernels on the Ubuntu mainline kernels? If so, > I am happy to work with you to help get a git tree set up so you can > use the Ubuntu mainline kernel source as a base.
I have built one kernel flavour (vserver) for each architecture (i386, amd64) and Ubuntu release (hardy, intrepid, jaunty). All of them are based on the Ubuntu mainline kernels. I have just applied an adapted Linux-VServer patch and made minor modifications to the packaging in debian/ so that only the vserver flavour gets build. Setting up a git tree sounds good although I never worked with git up till today. > You will need to keep up with the kernel related changes for Ubuntu as > it gets developed, so that if someone uses your kernel, nothing > breaks/regresses. That would be adapting the vserver kernel to every kernel SRU and keeping up with the development version? > Also note that its too late to get it in for jaunty now, however > karmic could easily be the cycle used to get the kernels in and tested > etc. Would be fine. > > I am sending this email to find out if there are some general objections > > against this idea or if it might be worth trying the normal REVU > > process. > > No objections from me, but I suggest you consider the time needed to > maintain the kernels, because if they sit to rot in the archive, and > an Ubuntu userspace change breaks their functionality, there will be > greater reason for them to be removed from the archive. Hm. Supplying up-to-date kernels for multiple Ubuntu releases might take some time. Probably it would be better to have a Vserver team of at least two people. > > Anyone interested can take a look at the packages in my ppa at [2]. > > I'll take a look at them in the next week or so to see how you > currently put them together. Thanks a lot for your feedback. Christoph -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu