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On Apr 10, 2012 7:15 AM, "Hacking Network Solutions - Gentoo List
Subscriptions" <gentoo.lists@hacking.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2012-04-09 at 19:32 +0300, Konstantin wrote:
> >
> > What kernel versions are you using for Dom0? Today I've tried to use
> > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.2.12 and couldn't find any backend driver
> > support. Am I missed something? ;)
> >
>
> Hi Konstantin,
>
> I use Xen with Gentoo for both Dom0 and DomU.
>
> The back-end driver support is well hidden in the menus,
>
> Device Drivers  --->  Xen driver support  --->  Backend driver support
>
> is required to show them.
>
> I have attached a working .config 3.2.12 for your convenience.
>
> My company also maintains a (still unfinished and now slightly out of
> date unfortunately, but it is on my list of things to update) document
> related to using Xen with Gentoo here:
>
> http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deployment/xen/index.xml
>

OMG! You're working there? Hats off to you guys, and max respect!

I would never be able to deploy my Gentoo infrastructure had I not read
this :

http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deployment/buildserver/index.xml

> We also maintain ebuilds for the 4.0.2 branch of Xen in our overlay,
> which can be installed with layman (hacking-gentoo).
>
> Maybe this will be of some help, I hope so - if you have any problems
> with Xen feel free to ask me.
>
> If you have any issues with the docs/ebuilds please email me off list.
>

Not an issue, just an honest question: Does having Gentoo as Dom0
significantly improve performance?

Rgds,

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<p><br>
On Apr 10, 2012 7:15 AM, &quot;Hacking Network Solutions - Gentoo List Subs=
criptions&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gentoo.lists@hacking.co.uk">gentoo.li=
sts@hacking.co.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Mon, 2012-04-09 at 19:32 +0300, Konstantin wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; What kernel versions are you using for Dom0? Today I&#39;ve tried=
 to use<br>
&gt; &gt; sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.2.12 and couldn&#39;t find any backen=
d driver<br>
&gt; &gt; support. Am I missed something? ;)<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi Konstantin,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I use Xen with Gentoo for both Dom0 and DomU.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The back-end driver support is well hidden in the menus,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Device Drivers =C2=A0---&gt; =C2=A0Xen driver support =C2=A0---&gt; =
=C2=A0Backend driver support<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; is required to show them.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I have attached a working .config 3.2.12 for your convenience.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; My company also maintains a (still unfinished and now slightly out of<=
br>
&gt; date unfortunately, but it is on my list of things to update) document=
<br>
&gt; related to using Xen with Gentoo here:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deployment/x=
en/index.xml">http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deployment/xen=
/index.xml</a><br>
&gt;</p>
<p>OMG! You&#39;re working there? Hats off to you guys, and max respect! </=
p>
<p>I would never be able to deploy my Gentoo infrastructure had I not read =
this :</p>
<p> <a href=3D"http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deployment/bu=
ildserver/index.xml">http://www.mad-hacking.net/documentation/linux/deploym=
ent/buildserver/index.xml</a> </p>
<p>&gt; We also maintain ebuilds for the 4.0.2 branch of Xen in our overlay=
,<br>
&gt; which can be installed with layman (hacking-gentoo).<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Maybe this will be of some help, I hope so - if you have any problems<=
br>
&gt; with Xen feel free to ask me.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; If you have any issues with the docs/ebuilds please email me off list.=
<br>
&gt;</p>
<p>Not an issue, just an honest question: Does having Gentoo as Dom0 signif=
icantly improve performance? </p>
<p>Rgds, <br>
</p>

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